{"id":159633,"date":"2025-04-02T15:10:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T15:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/morgan-wallen-refused-snl-sketch-before-storming-off-stage\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T15:10:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T15:10:50","slug":"morgan-wallen-refused-snl-sketch-before-storming-off-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/morgan-wallen-refused-snl-sketch-before-storming-off-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Wallen Refused &#8216;SNL&#8217; Sketch Before Storming Off Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Morgan Wallen making a bizarre <em>SNL <\/em>exit was only <em>part <\/em>of the story, it turns out.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/why-did-morgan-wallen-storm-off-stage-after-performing-on-snl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Morgan Wallen stormed off<\/a> of the <em>Saturday Night Live <\/em>stage. It was weird and also, like some of Wallen\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/morgan-wallen-jail-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">infamous bad behavior<\/a> in recent years, very public.<\/p>\n<p>Backstage, apparently, things were <em>weirder<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>How weird? Joe Jonas had to step in at the last minute to cover for a skit that the country star refused to do.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0402_morganwallen_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Morgan Wallen raises his fist as musical guest on Saturday Night Live in March of 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-522625 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0402_morganwallen_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0402_morganwallen_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0402_morganwallen_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0402_morganwallen_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0402_morganwallen_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0402_morganwallen_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0402_morganwallen_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0402_morganwallen_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0402_morganwallen_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During the final Saturday Night Live of March, Morgan Wallen was the musical guest. He performed the song that is self-awarely titled \u201cI\u2019m The Problem.\u201d<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-morgan-wallen-passed-on-an-snl-sketch-before-his-weird-exit\">Morgan Wallen passed on an \u2018SNL\u2019 sketch before his weird exit<\/h2>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/01\/entertainment\/morgan-wallen-refused-to-do-snl-sketch-joe-jonas-stepped-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six<\/a><\/em> reports that Morgan Wallen \u201cwas asked but declined\u201d to participate in a <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> sketch, an insider shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo,\u201d the source explained, \u201cthey got Joe instead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jonas Brothers alum and ex-husband of Sophie Turner Joe Jonas stepped into the role.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Morgan Wallen: I&#039;m The Problem (Live) - SNL\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2EI99twG3tE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, the report mentions that Wallen was \u201cnot super friendly\u201d while on the set.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey had hopes he would do the pre-tape and perhaps more,\u201d the insider revealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut,\u201d the source summarized, \u201cno joy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan Wallen on November 9, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-509345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan Wallen on November 9, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-509345 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0916_morganwallen_05-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Morgan Wallen performs onstage at The 56th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 09, 2022.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-he-also-planned-the-walk-off-which-only-makes-it-stranger\">He also planned the walk-off, which only makes it stranger<\/h2>\n<p>According to the insider, Wallen merely \u201cdid what he was asked\u201d by performing as the musical guest. And nothing else \u2014 which does happen, but is unusual enough to be noteworthy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe did the same thing for dress [rehearsal], i.e. walking off; he was done,\u201d the source added. So he \u2026 <em>planned <\/em>his dramatic exit?<\/p>\n<p><em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> guest spots are often opportunities for public figures to endear themselves to viewers by showing off their acting skills, silly side, or more. <\/p>\n<p>It is odd that someone as plagued by bad press, entirely by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/04\/morgan-wallen-chair-throwing-outburst-fueled-by-news-of-ex-fiancees-marriage-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his own actions<\/a>, would refuse to avail himself of the chance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan Wallen on March 1, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-514562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan Wallen on March 1, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-514562 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Morgan Wallen speaks during the 13th CMA Triple Play Awards at Saint Elle on March 01, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Jason Davis\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So which skit did Morgan Wallen refuse to do? <\/p>\n<p>Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang, and Sarah Sherman joined guest host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/demi-moore-mikey-madison-oscars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mikey Madison<\/a> to sing about the misery of New York\u2019s long lines.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Jonas joined <em>Big Dumb Line<\/em>, singing: \u201cYou deserve this viral Greek yogurt or to try Lisa Rinna\u2019s wine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cSo don\u2019t give up. The rewards will be splendid. Did Amelia Earhart give up? I\u2019m not sure how that ended. But she wants you to\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Big Dumb Line ft. Joe Jonas - SNL\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y4bEOzw8CeY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-was-a-weird-time-to-drop-new-merch-but-that-didn-t-stop-him\">This was a weird time to drop new merch, but that didn\u2019t stop him<\/h2>\n<p><em>SNL <\/em>has invited guests who number among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/elon-musk-responds-nazi-salute-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">worst human beings alive<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>But while many have left a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/11\/chloe-fineman-snl-elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bad impression on the cast<\/a> and worsened people\u2019s impressions of the show itself, it\u2019s <em>unusual <\/em>for one to just ditch the stage. Planned or not, <em>everybody <\/em>saw that.<\/p>\n<p>It reeks of unnecessary drama. <\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s not a good look from a guy who\u2019s still trying to rehabilitate his image from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2021\/02\/morgan-wallen-suspended-by-record-label-dropped-by-acm-awards-fo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">N-word scandal<\/a> and from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/04\/morgan-wallen-arrested-throwing-chair-roof-nashville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arrest in Nashville<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_02.jpg\" alt=\"A mugshot of Morgan Wallen from April 8, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-514561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_02.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_02-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_02.jpg\" alt=\"A mugshot of Morgan Wallen from April 8, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-514561 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_02.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_02-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1205_morganwallen_02.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this handout photo provided by Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, musician Morgan Wallen poses in a booking photo on April 8, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Metropolitan Nashville Police Department via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Tuesday, April 1, Morgan Wallen launched a merch line. The \u201cGet Me to God\u2019s Country\u201d merch is extremely barebones, consisting only of a white shirt and two color variants of the same hat.<\/p>\n<p>The attire includes the Coors logo and the \u201cGet Me to God\u2019s Country\u201d line. <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s \u2026 not really breaking ground with this, but it\u2019s a country musician\u2019s merch. He\u2019s checking all of the usual boxes.<\/p>\n<p>One would think that <em>SNL <\/em>would have been a great time for him to rep his new merch or make a good impression \u2014 for once \u2014 on the general public. It is unclear what Wallen was thinking. And that is not a new development.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/morgan-wallen-refused-snl-skit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Morgan Wallen making a bizarre SNL exit was only part of the story, it turns out. Over the weekend, Morgan Wallen stormed off of the Saturday Night Live stage. It was weird and also, like some of Wallen\u2019s infamous bad behavior in recent years, very public. Backstage, apparently, things were weirder. 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