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Bowen nan made it clear that he was not mocking Chappell Roan during Saturday Night Live’s play 50 premiere. Here’s that nan comedian had to say.
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Bowen Yang is saying N-O-T-O to group saying he was putting down Chappell Roan.
The Saturday Night Live prima cleared nan aerial astir his viral spot from nan play 50 premiere connected Sept. 28, successful that spot he dressed arsenic babe hippo Moo Deng and made callbacks to nan “Hot To Go” singer.
In a connection shared to societal media, Bowen responded to an article that claimed he “mocked” Chappell.
“Oh geez. ‘Mocks’ ??? If my individual stance and nan portion aren’t perfectly clear successful position of supporting her past location it is I guess,” he wrote connected Instagram Sept. 29 complete a screenshot of the article. “I conjecture everything she has ever asked for has been reasonable and moreover past ourselves tin link it to different communicative astir boundaries aliases whatever. Needing nan hose rn…”
Bowen made an quality alongside Weekend Update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che during nan show’s Sept. 28 section dressed arsenic nan adorably slippery babe hippo Moo Deng. Taking her stance connected boundaries, Bowne’s Moo Deng secondhand immoderate of Chappell’s celebrated lines to inquire for a small respect during she’s connected nan job.
“Reminder: women beryllium oneself nothing,” Bowen said during nan Weekend Update sketch. “When I'm successful my enclosure, tripping complete stuff, biting my trainer's knee, I'm astatine work, that is nan project. Do not shriek my sanction aliases expect a photograph conscionable because I'm belonging to you parasocial bestie aliases because oneself admit my talent.”
He besides made it clear that he was referencing nan popular prima straight astatine that long he made a telephone backmost to her celebrated tag statement saying, “I’m belonging to you favourite hippos’ favourite hippo.”
Not to mention, Colin quipped to Moo Deng (as Bowen) that her “life sounds a batch for illustration Chappell Roan’s lately.”
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“Leave her alone,” Bowen added. “Let her return arsenic overmuch long arsenic she needs for her intelligence health. We some merit patience and grace, truthful extremity harassing her and extremity throwing shellfish astatine her…This is that nine does: It puts youthful women connected pedestals, only to sound them down alongside shellfish.”
SNL’s spot came soon aft Chapell announced that she was canceling her quality astatine nan All Things Go Music Festival that was held complete nan vacation successful both New York City and Columbia, Md., 1 time earlier she was group to return nan stage.
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“I apologize to group that person person been waiting to spot maine successful NYC & DC this vacation astatine All Things Go, but I americium incapable to perform,” she wrote successful an Instagram Story posted Sept. 27. “Things person gotten overwhelming complete nan past fewer weeks and I americium really emotion it.”
She continued, “I consciousness pressures to prioritize a batch of things correct now and I request a fewer days to prioritize my health,” nan 26-year-old continued. “I crave to beryllium coming astatine that long I execute and springiness nan champion shows possible. Thank oneself for understanding. Be backmost soon xox.”
The “Pink Pony Club” vocalist is group to make her SNL debut arsenic nan philharmonic impermanent connected Nov. 2 alongside big John Mulaney.
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