Pete Davidson Reveals He Was High on Ketamine at Aretha Franklin’s Funeral, Told Family He’d Like to ‘Pay His R-E-S-P-E-C-Ts’

Pete Davidson recently admitted to being addicted to ketamine on his new Netflix special “Turbo Fonzarelli.”

The actor and comedian opened up about being under the influence for “the past two and a half, three years,” including during Aretha Franklin’s funeral.

“It’s embarrassing when you’re not on ketamine anymore, though… I’m embarrassed. I was out and about like that. That’s not cool, you know?” Davidson, 30, said.

“I was at Aretha Franklin’s funeral like that. Yeah, I have to live with that. You know what I mean? She’ll never know, but still, that’s not the point.”

“If she was there, she would probably be like, ‘Hey, who are you? And what the f— are you doing at my funeral?’ It’s embarrassing. I’m so high, I thought it would be a good idea to go up to her family and go, ‘Hey, I’m just here to pay my R-E-S-P-E-C-T…S’,” he added.

Davidson attended Aretha Franklin’s funeral in Detroit on Aug. 31, 2018, with then-fiancée Ariana Grande, who performed a tribute cover of “(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman” at the service.

“I had to stop doing hard drugs because [you] can’t be a drug addict in your 30s,” he said. “Doing drugs in your 20s is fine. It’s like an excuse. You’re like: ‘I’m finding myself.’ It’s cute, you know?”