""There's a lot of people that say people are getting paid by this Middle Eastern money right, you know, and that they can say this, or they can't say that or that they are over there, they're going to try to influence you guys in order to speak certain ways," Von said. "Are you part of that conspiracy theory or is that nothing you're on?""
""I've heard there's subreddits of like, 'I think all these people are in bed with that.' I just, you know, I get the routing, and then I see the number, and I go, 'I'll go,'" Pete said. "I've been getting a little bit of flak just because my dad died (in) 9/11. So they're like, 'How could you possibly go there?'""
Pete Davidson defended his decision to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival despite his father, Scott Davidson, dying in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Pete was seven at the time and is now 31. The festival runs Sept. 26 through Oct. 9 and features about 50 comedians, including major names such as Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Kevin Hart and Aziz Ansari. Some critics and fellow comics condemned the event and raised concerns about Saudi influence and human rights. Pete said financial terms and routing influenced his choice and that he has faced criticism because of his father’s death. Human Rights Watch accused Saudi Arabia of using the festival to deflect attention from repression; Saudi officials deny involvement in 9/11 and lawsuits allege links.
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