At one point, they were blindfolded for a show segment, and while their eyes were covered, Luenell, who was sitting next to Pete, reached over and began caressing his leg, presumably as a joke.
Appearing shocked, Pete immediately looked down at her hand before turning back in John’s direction, seemingly trying to stay focused on the segment while Luenell continued to massage his leg.
Well, a source spoke to People about the moment, and they claimed that “the whole set” was left feeling really “uncomfortable” by the interaction.
“It was really inappropriate, but Mulaney stepped in and kept things going,” said the source, who’s purportedly close to Pete. “Pete played along in the moment because he didn’t want to derail the live show.”
They added, “People believe they can treat Pete differently and view him as fair game for these ‘jokes’ because of their perception of him, but it was just wrong and shows an unfortunate double standard. Fans clearly agreed and noticed it right away.”
While Pete himself hasn’t publicly commented on the moment, Luenell’s rep apologized in a statement to People.
“By no means did my client, Luenell, want to make Mr. Davidson uncomfortable during their respective appearance on Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney,” the rep said, adding that Luenell was only “being playful.”
BuzzFeed has reached out to their reps for comment. The full episode is streaming now on Netflix.
