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Colin Jostis setting the record straight about purchasinga decommissioned Staten Island Ferrywith hisSaturday Night LivecolleaguePete Davidsonlast year.
On Wednesday, the 40-year-old comedian responded onInstagramto a headline which claimed the pair were “very stoned” when making the making the purchase. Jost responded, “Is it worse that I was actually stone-cold sober when we bought the ferry?”
“We’re excited to prove the non-believers wrong,” he added. “You’re going to be BEGGING to get on this ferry in two years. Mark my words.”
He also shared a graphic for the fictitious tour, adding, “I do my own graphic design if you want me to take your brand to new heights I can get you millons [sic].”
On Monday, Davidson, 29, sharedhis buyer’s remorseabout the ferry purchase and noted the pair were, in fact, under the influence when buying the vessel.
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“I have no idea what’s going on with [the boat],” Davidson toldEntertainment Tonightat the premiere ofTransformers: Rise of the Beastswhile shaking his head. “Me and Colin were very stoned a year ago and bought a ferry. And we’re figuring it out.”
“Hopefully it turns into a Transformer and gets the f— out of there so I can stop paying for it!” he jokingly added.
The comediansbought the boatfor $280,000 after they joined a group of investors that placed the winning bid in anauctionon Jan. 20, 2022,The New York Timesconfirmed. Paul Italia, who owns The Stand comedy club, is also one of the investors.
Davidson toldPEOPLEthat he had high hopes for the purchase in February of that year.
“There is going to be a bar, there is going to be a nice restaurant and… the lower level,the big space is going to be an entertainment spaceand we’re going to dock it in the city,” he said.
He jokingly added, “Or it could all go to s— and I’ll be doing lots and lots of gigs next year.”
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During PEOPLE’s interview, Davidson quickly panned the camera outside from his apartment window to show off his purchase alongside several other boats. “It’s literally in my yard,” Davidson explained.
“As a joke I took a picture and I was like, ‘Lol. Wouldn’t be funny if one of these was ours’ then they texted me back and circled it and they were like, ‘That’s actually the one.’
source: people.com
