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After performing connected SNL, Morgan Wallen shocked scores of fans of the amusement erstwhile helium exited the signifier earlier the extremity credits finished rolling, heading to what helium called "God's country.
Morgan Wallen Abruptly Walks Off SNL Stage During End Credits
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Country prima Morgan Wallen shocked galore SNL fans erstwhile aft appearing connected the March 30 occurrence arsenic the philharmonic guest, helium walked disconnected the signifier prematurely portion the extremity credits were inactive rolling—a uncommon determination successful the show's 50-season-long history.
E! News has reached retired to the "I'm the Problem" vocalist for remark and has not heard back.
Wallen exited the signifier aft embracing personage impermanent big Mikey Madison—who won her archetypal Oscar earlier this period for her starring show successful Anora—and conscionable six seconds aft the extremity credits began rolling.
"Wow, Morgan Wallen conscionable walking disconnected the signifier during the @nbcsnl credits?" 1 idiosyncratic wrote connected X, formerly Twitter. "In decades of watching SNL, I don't deliberation I've ever seen that."
Not agelong aft exiting the stage, Wallen shared a photograph of what appeared to beryllium a backstage pitchy connected a runway, with the words, "Get maine to God's country."
While the "Just successful Case" singer, who lives successful Tennessee, has not commented connected his arguable SNL departure, a root adjacent to him told TMZ that helium meant thing by it, and had routinely exited the workplace the aforesaid mode helium had during rehearsal erstwhile helium thought it was clip to go.
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This is not the archetypal clip Wallen has stirred contention with respect to the NBC sketch series.
In October 2020, his scheduled quality arsenic a philharmonic guest, which was to go his SNL debut, was canceled aft TikTok videos showed him partying without wearing a disguise and kissing women astatine the University of Alabama successful Tuscaloosa, which prompted galore societal media users to knock him for not societal distancing amid the COVID pandemic.
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Wallen aboriginal apologized. "I'm not affirmative for COVID," helium said successful an Instagram video astatine the time. "But my actions this past play were beauteous abbreviated sighted, and they've evidently affected my agelong word goals and my dreams. I respect the show's decision, due to the fact that I cognize that I enactment them successful jeopardy."
Two months later, Morgan made his SNL debut aft all. During the episode, helium poked amusive astatine the controversy successful a sketch.
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