Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson took Washington DC by storm when they made their red carpet debut as a couple at the 2022 White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday.
The couple turned heads as Kardashian wore a dazzling silver sparkly dress, while Davidson donned a black suit and sunglasses for the correspondents’ first dinner since 2019.
Kardashian, 41, and Davidson, 28, sit at the Disney/ABC table as the Kardashians’ new reality show airs on Hulu (which Disney owns).
President Biden will attend tonight’s star-studded event, which will be produced by veteran Hollywood awards producer Bob Bain and hosted by Trevor Noah.
The hour-long dinner will also include an opening sketch by James Corden and another by Billy Eichner.
Davidson kept his sunglasses on as he and Kardashian posed on the carpet. Getty Images
The White House Correspondents Association. (WHCA) gave Bain – who recently produced the Critics Choice Awards and Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards – hopes 10 weeks ago that he can “elevate this event to a level we’ve never had before,” WHCA -President Steven Portnoy told Variety.
Kardashian dazzled in a sparkling silver dress. Getty Images
In addition to Kim, Pete and producer Bain, Hollywood’s presence will also be felt at several celebrity after parties and Sunday brunches following the event, including gatherings hosted by ABC News, CBS News/Paramount Global, MSNBC and CNN.
Davidson paired his suit with sneakers. Getty Images
The SKIMS founder and the “SNL” star flew from Los Angeles to DC for the gala following Kardashian’s Week in Court alongside sisters Khloé Kardashian and Kylie Jenner and mother Kris Jenner as they defended themselves against allegations that they told E! Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian’s show Rob & Chyna to get a second season.
The reality star will attend the 2022 Met Gala in NYC on Monday. Getty Images
Kim was acquitted of Chyna’s defamation charges on Friday, but the jury is yet to reach a verdict on the rest of the allegations. Deliberations will resume on Monday, but the family’s attorney told Page Six he doesn’t expect them in court as many of them will be attending the 2022 Met Gala in NYC on Monday.
Kim and Davidson began dating in October 2021 after she hosted SNL.