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A rumour suggesting Pete Davidson is dating rapper Ice Spice gained so much traction on Twitter that it started trending, despite it being fake.
According to TMZ, the rumour started out as a joke, however, it quickly blew up on the social media site.
It came from a post on Instagram meme account, @itsfinisher, which had created an image with side-by-side photos of Pete and Ice Spice with the text: "Pete Davidson is now dating NYC rapper Ice Spice".
However, the account had added a disclaimer to the post in the caption section, stating it was a satirical post "for entertainment purposes only."
Twitter users joked about Pete Davidson being able to have any woman he wants (Getty Images)Yet it was enough to fuel the rumour mill, with the post making its way to Twitter, where one user wrote: “please don’t tell me that ice spice is really with pete davidson.”
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Another said: “Pete Davidson dating ice spice? Streets is done.”
A third typed: “Pete Davidson keep taking them all... I wonder who's next after icespice.”
A fourth joked: “pete davidson and ice spice dating was not on my 2023 bingo card.”
Other users made reference to Pete’s dating history, with him being linked to many high profile women, including Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande and Emily Ratajkowski.
One user wrote that Pete must be “feeling proud of himself cuz he can have all the women he wants.”
Pete Davidson has been spotted out and about with Chase Sui Wonders (Getty Images)Another said: “Pete Davidson within a week after he arrives in heaven,” adding a Photoshopped picture of Pete as Arthur Miller with Marilyn Monroe.
Pete, 29, is currently in a relationship with Chase Sui Wonders, 26, who he starred with in Bodies Bodies Bodies.
They were first spotted together in December as they attended a Rangers hockey game, and shortly after, they were seen arriving at his apartment late at night.
Pete and Chase confirmed the dating rumours in January, after they were seen snuggling up together at a restaurant in New York City, and kissing at Universal Studios Hollywood.
New York native Ice Spice started her rapping career in 2021 (Variety via Getty Images)Ice Spice, born Isis Gaston, 23, started her career as a rapper in 2021.
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The New York City native went viral on Twitter after fans discovered her Buss It Challenge video.
Her music then became popular on both SoundCloud and Instagram, with Drake playing her song Munch (Feelin' U) on his SiriusXM station Sound 42.
Ice Spice recently released the single Gangsta Boo, which she had collaborated on with Lil Tjay, and featured on PinkPantheress' song Boy's a Liar Pt. 2.