PETE Davidson has insisted there’s an “in-depth plan” to renovate the Staten Island ferry he bought for $280k nearly three years ago.
In a new interview, the troubled Saturday Night Live alum addressed the highly-criticized boat purchase with his one-time friend, Colin Jost.
“We do have, believe it or not, an in-depth plan,” Pete told The Wall Street Journal.
Every day I get asked about this f***ing boat, and we’re raising the funds.
“We’re going to do a floor at a time. There’s a full plan in motion, and meanwhile people are renting it out.”
The ferry was rented out for Tommy Hilfiger’s fashion show in September.
While Colin attended the show, Pete did not.
The boat also served as a set to a horror film, Steamboat Willie.
The ship’s renovation project has seen many setbacks in the past three years.
Pete has checked into rehab multiple times, including a stint last summer.
He also checked into treatment for his mental health briefly in November, after a split from secret fling Maria Georgas.
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FRIENDSHIP OVER
Once close friends and SNL castmates, Pete and Colin’s relationship ended in 2024 amid the younger star’s troubles.
“Something big happened and Colin is now refusing to be in the same building, let alone the same room as Pete,” an insider exclusively told The U.S. Sun.
“Colin doesn’t want to be associated with Pete.”
The two shook hands when Pete had a cameo on SNL in November, though the interaction looked tense.
Pete also appeared to touch on his suspected feud with Colin when speaking about his longtime friend, comedian John Mulaney- and the three friends who have been there for him through thick and thin.
“I watched him as he took it on the chin a couple of years ago and had to completely revamp his life,” he told the WSJ in the interview.
“I’m kind of in the midst of that now, and he’s been helping me so much. It was so inspiring to watch him beat his addiction, become an even bigger comedian, go on an arena tour, start a family. He’s so happy now and it looks effortless, but it’s not.”
“And I’ve gotta say, he’s always had my back and he’s always there, and not a lot of people are for me. I would say it’s just him, Lorne [Michaels] and Machine Gun Kelly.”
SHIP STILL SAILING
Despite Pete and Colin’s feud and the Bupkis star’s personal problems, the ferry renovation is still very much in the works, sources confirmed to The U.S. Sun.
Architect Ron Castellano explained the vision for the ship in a recent interview with Curbed.
“It’s going to have a lot of things. I think right now, we have six bars and two venues operated separately or combined.”
“We have outdoor event space, we have restaurants — two restaurants.
“It’s a big boat, almost 300 feet long, 65,000 square feet.”
“Where it ends up all depends on what kind of deal they can get with the City of New York,” an insider told The U.S. Sun.
“They’re all from the city, so the goal is for it to stay there.”
