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Yahoo
18-05-2025
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Morgan Wallen Speaks Out About Abrupt ‘SNL' Exit: 'I Was Just Ready to Go Home'
Morgan Wallen has broken his silence about his abrupt Saturday Night Live exit and the cryptic Instagram post that followed. In March, the country star performed two songs on the NBC sketch show from his upcoming album, I'm the Problem, including the title track and 'Just in Case.' During the closing credits, Wallen was seen standing next to guest host Mikey Madison, a newly minted best actress Oscar winner for her role in Anora. More from The Hollywood Reporter NBC Planning 100th Anniversary TV Special in 2026 UMG Announces Matt Ellis As Chief Financial Officer NBC Hires Michael Jordan to Contribute to NBA Coverage 'I had a wonderful time, thank you all,' Madison said as the band played and the closing credits began to roll. Wallen then gave Madison a hug and said something in her ear and abruptly walked off the stage. Afterward, he posted on his Instagram Stories an image of what looked like a private jet on the runway with the caption 'Get me to God's country.' Wallen recently appeared on Caleb Pressley's Sundae Conversations, where the host asked him about the moment. The conversation started with Pressley asking Wallen if he was handy around the house. 'Could you fix a TV,' Pressley started, pausing a beat before adding, 'if it was on SNL?' Wallen laughed, then said: 'I could change it for sure.' Pressley then asked: 'Seriously, SNL — did they make you mad?' 'No, no,' Wallen said. 'I was just ready to go home. I'd been there all week.' Pressley then brought up Wallen's 'Get me to God's country' post, to which Wallen just smiled and said, 'Yeah.' SNL star Kenan Thompson weighed in on the move in an interview with Entertainment Weekly a few days afterward. 'I don't know what goes through people's minds when they decide to do stuff like that,' he said. 'I don't know if he understood the assignment or not or if he was really feeling a certain kind of way.' SNL writer Josh Patten, who says he's a fan of Wallen, poked fun at the situation, posting the 'God's Country' phrase with a photo of a Krispy Kreme truck. For his part, Wallen leaned into the viral moment, launching 'Get Me to God's Country' merchandise on his website. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
CTV News
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Morgan Wallen says he was ‘just ready to go home' while addressing abrupt exit on ‘SNL'
Morgan Wallen and Mikey Madison on 'Saturday Night Live' in March 2025. (Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images via CNN Newsource) Morgan Wallen has no bad blood with 'Saturday Night Live' after his abrupt exit at the end of a March episode sparked speculation online. The 'Last Night' singer addressed the moment while appearing on an episode of 'Sundae Conversation with Caleb Pressley' on Sunday, giving a simple explanation as to why it appeared he was so quick to leave the show. 'I was ready to go home,' Wallen added. 'I had been there all week.' Wallen was the musical guest on the March 29 episode of 'SNL' and confused some viewers at the time when he suddenly left the stage during the show's credits, where the cast and guests traditionally linger and hug each other. After giving the episode's host Mikey Madison a brief hug, Wallen walked off the stage toward the side of the camera without acknowledging any of the show's cast members. That same night, shortly after his departure, Wallen posted a photo of a plane on a runway with text across it that read, 'Get me to God's country' on his Instagram Story. The post caused speculation about his experience, which spawned an internet reaction as well as an amusing mention in the following week's 'Weekend Update' segment of the show. A source familiar with the situation previously told CNN that the country singer used the same path to enter and exit the studio as he had all week during rehearsals, and simply walked that same way after hugging Madison. After the episode, longtime 'SNL' cast member Kenan Thompson told Entertainment Weekly in an interview that Wallen's exit was not 'the norm.' 'It just felt so abrupt,' Thompson said. 'And it was already such a small grouping on the stage anyway. So it was just like, oh wow, that was pretty visible.' By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN
NBC News
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC News
Morgan Wallen on his controversial 'SNL' exit: 'I was just ready to go home'
Country singer Morgan Wallen has addressed his controversial "Saturday Night Live" exit, saying he was simply "ready to go home." Wallen, 31, made headlines for his abrupt departure after he was the show's musical guest in March. Whereas many hosts and musical guests remain on stage and mingle with the cast after the show has wrapped, Wallen hugged the host and walked off within seconds. Over the weekend, he chatted on the podcast 'Sundae Conversation with Caleb Pressley,' about the stir his exit made. "Could you fix a TV, if it was on 'SNL?'" host Caleb Pressley asked him. "I could change it for sure," Wallen replied with a laugh. "Seriously, 'SNL,' did they make you mad?" the host pressed. "No, no," Wallen said. "I was just ready to go home. I'd been there all week." "You had to get your plane. 'Get me to God's country,'" Pressley said, quoting the Instagram story Wallen posted after the show that night, picturing a plane sitting on the runway. Wallen turned the viral post into merchandise less than a week later, selling baseball caps and shirts on his website. "SNL" cast members Bowen Yang and Kenan Thompson addressed the unusual exit on TODAY with Jenna & Friends last month, but with a focus on moving forward. 'This is the God's honest truth: Nothing happened, and so even after it happened, we all just showed up to work the next day because it's like, you've just got to move on to the next thing,' Yang said. Thompson previously told Entertainment Weekly that Wallen's exit was "a spike in the norm." "I don't know what goes through people's minds when they decide to do stuff like that," Thompson told the outlet. "I don't know if he understood the assignment or not, or if he was really feeling a certain kind of way."
CNN
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Morgan Wallen says he was ‘just ready to go home' while addressing abrupt exit on ‘SNL'
Morgan Wallen has no bad blood with 'Saturday Night Live' after his abrupt exit at the end of a March episode sparked speculation online. The 'Last Night' singer addressed the moment while appearing on an episode of 'Sundae Conversation with Caleb Pressley' on Sunday, giving a simple explanation as to why it appeared he was so quick to leave the show. 'I was ready to go home,' Wallen added. 'I had been there all week.' Wallen was the musical guest on the March 29 episode of 'SNL' and confused some viewers at the time when he suddenly left the stage during the show's credits, where the cast and guests traditionally linger and hug each other. After giving the episode's host Mikey Madison a brief hug, Wallen walked off the stage toward the side of the camera without acknowledging any of the show's cast members. That same night, shortly after his departure, Wallen posted a photo of a plane on a runway with text across it that read, 'Get me to God's country' on his Instagram Story. The post caused speculation about his experience, which spawned an internet reaction as well as an amusing mention in the following week's 'Weekend Update' segment of the show. A source familiar with the situation previously told CNN that the country singer used the same path to enter and exit the studio as he had all week during rehearsals, and simply walked that same way after hugging Madison. After the episode, longtime 'SNL' cast member Kenan Thompson told Entertainment Weekly in an interview that Wallen's exit was not 'the norm.' 'It just felt so abrupt,' Thompson said. 'And it was already such a small grouping on the stage anyway. So it was just like, oh wow, that was pretty visible.'
CNN
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Morgan Wallen says he was ‘just ready to go home' while addressing abrupt exit on ‘SNL'
Morgan Wallen has no bad blood with 'Saturday Night Live' after his abrupt exit at the end of a March episode sparked speculation online. The 'Last Night' singer addressed the moment while appearing on an episode of 'Sundae Conversation with Caleb Pressley' on Sunday, giving a simple explanation as to why it appeared he was so quick to leave the show. 'I was ready to go home,' Wallen added. 'I had been there all week.' Wallen was the musical guest on the March 29 episode of 'SNL' and confused some viewers at the time when he suddenly left the stage during the show's credits, where the cast and guests traditionally linger and hug each other. After giving the episode's host Mikey Madison a brief hug, Wallen walked off the stage toward the side of the camera without acknowledging any of the show's cast members. That same night, shortly after his departure, Wallen posted a photo of a plane on a runway with text across it that read, 'Get me to God's country' on his Instagram Story. The post caused speculation about his experience, which spawned an internet reaction as well as an amusing mention in the following week's 'Weekend Update' segment of the show. A source familiar with the situation previously told CNN that the country singer used the same path to enter and exit the studio as he had all week during rehearsals, and simply walked that same way after hugging Madison. After the episode, longtime 'SNL' cast member Kenan Thompson told Entertainment Weekly in an interview that Wallen's exit was not 'the norm.' 'It just felt so abrupt,' Thompson said. 'And it was already such a small grouping on the stage anyway. So it was just like, oh wow, that was pretty visible.'
