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‘SNL’ Pokes Fun astatine Morgan Wallen’s Abrupt Exit to “God’s Country”
After Morgan Wallen walked, SNL ran with it.
One week aft the state prima served arsenic the philharmonic impermanent and near the signifier astatine Studio 8H connected unrecorded TV earlier the credits finished rolling, the NBC bid poked amusive astatine his arguable premature exit.
The archetypal quip was featured successful the April 5 episode's cold unfastened sketch, which referenced Donald Trump's announcement of wide tariffs connected U.S. imports.
"You know, nary state is harmless from my tariffs," formed subordinate James Austin Johnson said portion playing the president. "I adjacent enactment tariffs connected an land that is uninhabited by humans. It's called Heard and McDonald Island."
He continued, "You know, I had to mock up immoderate artwork of McDonald Island. Howard, bash you caput bringing that out, please? There we go. I privation to spell to there. Get maine to God's country, right?"
After his premature exit from the New York City-based amusement astatine the extremity of the March 29 episode, Wallen—who lives successful Tennessee—shared a photograph of what appeared to beryllium a backstage pitchy connected a runway connected Instagram, on with the now-viral words, "Get maine to God's country."
Also connected the April 5 occurrence of SNL, the show poked amusive astatine Wallen's arguable exit on Weekend Update.
"Just successful the past 2 days, investors person mislaid implicit $6 trillion," coanchor Colin Jost said, referencing the tumbling of stocks pursuing Trump's tariffs announcement. "Money is leaving the banal marketplace faster than Morgan Wallen astatine 'goodnights.'"
SNL's quips astir Wallen travel days aft a show writer parodied his "God's Country" quote connected societal media.
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While the "Just successful Case" vocalist has not commented straight connected his arguable departure, a root adjacent to him told TMZ that Wallen meant thing by it, adding that helium had routinely exited the workplace the aforesaid mode helium had during rehearsal earlier that week erstwhile helium thought it was clip to go.
In addition, 3 days aft the controversy, the singer launched a enactment of apparel featuring the phrase "Get maine to God's country" and his authoritative instrumentality nine shared a photograph of the caller merch on Instagram on with an airplane emoji. The station besides listed the determination arsenic "God’s Country."
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Morgan Wallen Abruptly Walked Off Saturday Night Live Stage
Live from New York...it's a abrupt exit.
After serving arsenic the philharmonic impermanent for the March 29, 2025 occurrence of Saturday Night Live, Morgan Wallen took the signifier to adjacent retired the amusement with big Mikey Madison.
But aft the Anora prima said goodbye to viewers, the state euphony prima gave her a speedy hug and past walked off—breaking contented of hanging retired with the formed arsenic the credits roll.
Wallen aboriginal posted a photograph of an airplane sitting connected the runway to his Instagram Stories and wrote, "Get maine to God's country."
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Morgan Wallen Pleaded Guilty successful Chair-Throwing Case
Wallen was arrested successful April 2024 for allegedly throwing a seat from the rooftop of the barroom Chief's successful Nashville, police shared astatine the time. A small much than a week later, the Grammy nominee publicly addressed the incident.
“I didn't consciousness close publically checking successful until I made amends with immoderate folks,” helium wrote connected X April 19, 2024. “I’ve touched basal with Nashville instrumentality enforcement, my family, and the bully radical astatine Chief’s. I'm not arrogant of my behavior, and I judge responsibility.”
In December 2024, Wallen pleaded blameworthy to 2 counts of misdemeanor reckless endangerment for the alleged chair-throwing incident. He was sentenced to 2 years of probation arsenic good arsenic 7 days incarceration astatine a DUI acquisition center.
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Morgan Wallen Used a Racial Slur
Following a leaked video of Wallen uttering a radical slur successful February 2021, the vocalist apologized to fans.
"I'm embarrassed and sorry," helium said successful a statement to E! News. "I utilized an unacceptable and inappropriate radical slur that I privation I could instrumentality back. There are nary excuses to usage this benignant of language, ever. I privation to sincerely apologize for utilizing the word. I committedness to bash better."
Many country euphony artists slammed Wallen, vigor stations dropped him, his then-record statement suspended his declaration indefinitely and helium was banned from respective grant shows that year.
"My words matter," helium said successful an Instagram video aboriginal that month. “A connection tin genuinely wounded a person, and astatine my core, it's not what I'm OK with. This week I heard firsthand immoderate idiosyncratic stories from Black radical that honestly shook me. And I cognize what I'm going done this week doesn't adjacent comparison to immoderate of the trials I heard astir from them. I came distant from those discussions with a heavy appreciation for them and a clearer knowing of the value of my words."
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Morgan Wallen Broke SNL's COVID-19 Protocols
Wallen was scheduled to beryllium the philharmonic impermanent connected SNL successful October 2020, but aft photos and videos of the instrumentalist partying successful Alabama surfaced online, helium was kicked disconnected the show for not pursuing its COVID-19 guidelines.
"I was getting acceptable for SNL this Saturday, and I got a telephone from the amusement letting maine cognize that I would nary longer beryllium capable to play. And that's due to the fact that of COVID protocols, which I understand," Wallen said successful a video shared to societal media astatine the time. "I'm not affirmative for COVID, but my actions this past play were beauteous short-sighted and they person evidently affected my semipermanent goals and my dreams." The "Last Night" performer took ownership for his actions.
While Jack White stepped successful arsenic the philharmonic guest, Wallen got different accidental to execute connected SNL that December. He adjacent poked amusive astatine the incident successful 1 of the sketches.
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Morgan Wallen Was Arrested for Alleged Disorderly Conduct
The Voice alum was arrested connected nationalist intoxication and disorderly behaviour charges successful May 2020 aft helium allegedly got kicked retired of Kid Rock's Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N' Roll Steakhouse. According to an apprehension warrant obtained by The Tennessean, Wallen had been "kicking solid items" and past got into verbal arguments with pedestrians connected the street.
"Hey y'all conscionable wanted to wide the air," helium wrote connected X at the time. "I went retired downtown past nighttime with a fewer aged friends. After a mates barroom stops, we were horse-playing with each other. We didn't mean immoderate harm, and we privation to accidental atrocious to immoderate barroom unit oregon anyone that was affected."
The charges were dropped against Wallen that July, according to online tribunal records from the Howard Gentry Criminal Court Clerk successful Tennessee.
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Morgan Wallen Was Arrested for Allegedly Driving Under the Influence
In 2016, Wallen was arrested for allegedly driving nether the power successful his location authorities of Tennessee, according to online tribunal records. However, the records authorities his complaint was dismissed aboriginal that year.
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