Coming to you live from “ God ’s country , ” probably .
If the phrase “Get me to God’s country” means anything to you, then I’m sure you heard aboutMorgan Wallen’s controversialSaturday Night Livewalk-off a few weeks ago.
For a quick refresher, Morgan was the musical guest for the March 29 episode ofSNL, which was hosted byMikey Madison. Everything seemed to go perfectly fine until the very end of the episode when, instead of hanging around to chat and congratulate the cast on yet another good show, Morganabruptly walked off the stage.
Having already given the impression he couldn’t get out of the studio fast enough, the country singer then followed up by posting an IG story of his private jet with the caption: “Get me to God’s country,” which is a phrase now permanently embedded in my daily lexicon.
The whole thing caused quite the stir: viewers were confused, and it sounds like theSNLcast certainlydidn’t love it either. In fact, Morgan’s exit was the subject ofnumerous jokeson the following episode, which probably gives you an idea of how his behavior was received in the writers' room.
Amid all the backlash, a source toldVarietythat, despite how it may have appeared, Morgan did enjoy his time onSNLand hadn’t meant to offend anyone. And now, following reports that herefused to take part in a sketchon the show, Morgan has finally weighed in on the controversy.
Appearing on a recent episode ofSundae Conversationwith Caleb Pressley — which, for the record, is very satirical — the 32-year-old was asked about the walk-off and whether theSNLcast made him “mad,” to which he replied: “No, I was ready to go home. I’d been there all week.”
Well, that much was obvious. Something tells me it might be a while before we see him back in Studio 8H. You can find the fullconversation here.
