Pete Davidson Deleted His IG Account For Work-Related Reasons

On Wednesday, Pete Davidson deleted his Instagram account minutes after his first post.

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On Thursday, Kanye West took credit, saying “ran Skete off the gram.”

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However, a source told Page Six that Pete left for his own reasons.

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They said that his first post resulted in “a flood of messages, both positive and negative.”

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The “flood” reminded him “Why he didn’t want social media to begin with.”

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They added that Pete is in the middle of several big film projects.

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They added that he “wants to continue to stay very focused on his work.”

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They added that he wanted to also focus on “the positive things happening in his life.”

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They concluded, “Kanye didn’t drive Pete off social media.”

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