Morgan Wallen has received backlash for abruptly leaving the Saturday Night Live stage during the goodbyes in the recent episode.
As long-time fans of the show know, it's been a tradition for the guests and the cast to hug each other at the end of the episode while the credits are rolling. However, the country singer did not participate.
Morgan Wallen Abruptly Leaves SNL Stage During Goodbyes
In the recent March 29 episode of Saturday Night Live, guest host Mikey Madison and musical guest Wallen were standing on stage as the former was saying goodbye.
However, once the credits started to roll and the band played their music cue, Wallen whispered something to the actress and immediately walked off the stage without hugging or waving goodbye to the cast.
The moment confused a lot of viewers at home as they wondered why the country singer did not participate in the long-time tradition.
Some time later, Wallen posted a photo of his private jet on his Instagram story with the caption, "Get me to God's country."
According to Variety, sources close to Wallen have told them that there is no intention between the country singer and the show. They maintained that he had a "good time" and had no slight intention of abruptly leaving the stage.
It was also the way he entered and exited the studio all week during rehearsal and camera blocking, and he wasn’t thinking about being on-camera when he strolled off stage.
Fans React to Morgan Wallen Walking Off the SNL Stage
Wallen's abrupt exit from the Saturday Night Live stage during the goodbyes has sparked a lot of backlash from fans online.
Many of them felt that the country singer was being rude to the cast and crew and speculated that he walked off the stage to not share the same stage with the people with whom he had political differences.
Here are some of the reaction posts from fans on X:
Saturday Night Live writer Josh Patten also poked fun at Wallen's Instagram story by doing his version of his post with a photo of a Krispy Kreme truck.
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