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source on both sides of the SNL / Morgan Wallen matter are looking to spin the level - and now , Joe Jonas has entered into the conversation .
Even with the promotional machine getting quick to be loose tomorrow for this weekend ’s host , Jack Black , and musical Edgar Guest , Elton John&Brandi Carlile , this past weekend ’s edition of NBC’sSaturday Night Liveand the questions surround how melodious guestMorgan Wallenhandled their passing during the " goodnight " at the end of the show . Now , it appears we have competing " sources " looking to spin the site in certain ways . On the Wallen side , sources say that the country music genius does n’t have a bitch with SNL and that there was no ominous will on Wallen ’s part – either via the way he leave the show or his follow - up spot on Instagram ( more on that below ) . In fact , some who attended the dress rehearsal noted that Wallen pass the same room when that wrapped . But on the SNL side , we have … Joe Jonas ? ! ?
think when Jonas made that surprise appearance during the music video for " Big Dumb Line " ( check it out above ) , the digital sketch that twisted the tongue on folks in NYC who will expend repugnant amounts of time in line of reasoning for some type of new food trend that – more often than not – does n’t quite live up the hype ( or the leg cramps ) . Well , origin speaking withVarietyclaim that Jonas stepped in to lay aside the solar day after Wallen turned down the part ( with other rumblings that Wallen may have turned down being involved in another filmed sketch ) . For their part , NBC and SNL have not formally comment on the matter .
SNL & Morgan Wallen: A Brief History
Ourreally brief historyof SNL and Wallen begins about five days ago . During Season 46 , Wallen was put to be the musical Edgar Guest alongside hostBill Burr , but that changed when a TikTok video of the state music artist at a house party minus a mask began circulate on social medium , ignore COVID precautions and rule . In the video , Wallen was seen doing shots in a crowded party where social distancing and masque were not in bid and also see kiss an unmasked charwoman . Wallen would go on to rationalize for what went down , and SNL EPLorne Michaelswould invite Wallen back as the melodic guest later that same season during the December 5 , 2020 , show host byJason Bateman .
Now , we ’re jumping to this weekend . Musically , Wallen offered solid performances of " I ’m the Problem " and " Just in Case " – and overall , everything seemed pretty normal . But things got weird during the goodnight just before and while the credits were rolling . First , there was distance between Madison and Wallen and the residual of the cast . Then , you had Wallen say a few Scripture to Madison – without ever turn his attention to the SNL cast behind him . But the substantial headline - grabber was how Wallen cash in one’s chips – from the front of the stage and walk towards the tv camera . It was an odd path for something as childlike as a " goodnight " to go down , vibing as if Wallen either suddenly got recede or was look to get away from SNL sooner rather than later .
Thank you , Mikey Madison and@MorganWallen ! Goodnight!pic.twitter.com / FDlInhhHqb
— Saturday Night Live – SNL ( @nbcsnl)March 30 , 2025
Did Wallen have issues with the SNL shape and writers ? Were there some other issues at play?TMZ – and other land site – reportedthat kinsfolk tight to Wallen say it was all much ado about nothing . Not help their disputation was Wallen ’s Instagram Stories post shortly after he pass leg the right way : " Get me to God ’s country , " along with an image of a private jet-propelled plane .
So we decided to jump on Peacock and take a facial expression back at December 2020 to see if Wallen ’s behavior during the goodnight and end credit was similar to what operate down last nighttime . It was n’t . After friendly greetings between Wallen and Bateman , you see Wallen turning his attention to the SNL cast – and the SNL casting reciprocates . In fact , it ’s your typically nice end that we ordinarily get , with Wallen stick around on the stage as the electronic internet cut to whatever local affiliates were run away at 1 post-mortem examination ET . To be clean , there was no signaling indicating that Wallen exited by walking down off the front of the level .
Kenan Thompson on Morgan Wallen Walking, “God’s Country” Post
speak withEWexclusively while advance his " GERD Is No Joke " campaign with Phathom Pharmaceuticals , Thompson shared that he was left wondering what was going on with Wallen , just like everyone else . " I do n’t know what goes through people ’s minds when they decide to do stuff like that . I do n’t know if he understood the assignment or not or if he was really feeling a certain form of style , " Thompson say . Confirming that he " unquestionably saw it " ( with many aspect remark that it appeared as if Thompson andEgo Nwodimwere react to observe Wallen take the air away ) , Thompson noted that the move was definitely not how the goodnight usually go down .
" You see somebody before you get a hazard to say hi or say , ' expert occupation ' or anything like that , they just souse . I think maybe he had to go to the potty or something , " Thompson add up . " It ’s emphatically a ear in the norm . We ’re so used to everybody just turning around and high - fiving us , everybody ’s suppose , ' Good line of work , in force job , dependable business . ' So when there ’s a difference from that , it ’s like , ' Hmm , I inquire what that ’s about ? ' " In terms of his fundamental interaction with Wallen , Thompson shared that he " never meet " Wallen , either this retiring weekend or during his first appearing in December 2020 . " Seems like a complicated individual , I guess , " Thompson sum up .
It was n’t the first time that Thompson experience an SNL melodious guest who had issues connecting with the SNL team , observe that " Prince did the same thing " ( before add , " I ’m not suppose Morgan Wallen is Prince " ) . But for Thompson , the key difference was the SNL team knew going in that Prince was an artist who loosely kept to himself or to the universe of people he traveled with and kept around him . " We were n’t surprised because Prince was notoriously kind of standoffish . It ’s just how he was . So we just thought like , ' Okay , now he ’s gone back into fantasyland , " Thompson explain . " But Saturday I estimate it was just different because it just feel so abrupt . And it was already such a small grouping on the stage anyway . So it was just like , oh wow , that was reasonably visible . You know what I ’m saying ? It was a somewhat seeable thing . "
As for Wallen ’s Instagram post showing his fountain that included the message , " Get me to God ’s country , " let ’s just say that Thompson did n’t vocalise like a swelled fan of it . " The ' God ’s nation ' of it all is strange because it ’s like , what are you trying to say ? You trying to say that we are not in God ’s country ? We ’re not all in God ’s state ? We ’re not all under God ’s umbrella ? That ’s not necessarily my preferent , " Thompson shared . " But whatever . strike on , we get a new show . We beat Jack Black this week . We ’re here talking about GERD . We will be fine . "
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