Morgan Wallen performed two new songs on Saturday Night Live this weekend from his forthcoming album, I’m the Problem, and it seems some viewers seem to think Wallen is the problem after he abruptly walked off the stage at the end of the show.
Typically the SNL host—Oscar-winner Mikey Madison on the March 29 episode—the cast, and the musical guest linger on stage after the final sketch for some chit-chat and side-hugs while the credits roll. It’s a sweet, if sometimes awkward, tradition that Wallen apparently wanted no part of.
After Madison said her thank you’s and a farewell to the audience—”I had a wonderful time!”—Wallen leaned over to whisper something in her ear before bounding down the front steps of the iconic Studio 8H stage, jogging past the cameraman like he was double booked and running late to his second appointment.
Later that night, on his Instagram Story, he shared a photo of a private plane with the caption, “Get me to God’s country.” (He apparently lives in Nashville, though it’s not clear if that’s where he was headed.) According to People, he skipped the SNL afterparty.
It was difficult for some fans to read his behavior as anything other than disrespectful to both New York City and the institution that is Saturday Night Live, especially given his history with the show.
Back in 2020, Wallen was disinvited from SNL after he was caught breaking the show’s COVID-19 quarantine protocol by partying with college students at the University of Alabama. He finally made his debut a few months later, in December 2020, where he performed and even appeared in a sketch which poked fun at the incident.
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