Morgan Wallen’s camp has spoken out amid on-line backlash in opposition to the artist for his abrupt exit after his Saturday Evening Reside efficiency this previous weekend.
On March 29, the 31-year-old nation singer, who shot to stardom after profitable season six of The Voice, was the visitor performer for Saturday’s installment of the late-night comedy sketch collection alongside host Mikey Madison.
Wallen’s efficiency included two track debuts — “I’m the Downside” and “Simply in Case” — from his new album, One Factor at a Time, which was launched on March 3.
However in contrast to the musical company who’ve been on the present previously, Wallen out of the blue walked off stage after his efficiency, forgoing the custom of staying on with the remainder of the solid till the published formally minimize out.
The “Final Evening” singer solely stayed on lengthy sufficient to rapidly acknowledge the group and hug Anora star Madison.
Later that evening, he took to his Instagram to share a foggy image of his non-public jet in New York with the cryptic caption, “Get me to God’s nation.”
Sources near Wallen advised Selection there was no sick intent behind Wallen’s quick departure or subsequent social media publish, and he loved himself on the SNL stage. It was additionally revealed that Wallen had walked on and exited the stage the identical method throughout rehearsals, and he might not have been fascinated about the digicam throughout his abrupt departure through the broadcast.
The Unbiased has reached out to Wallen’s representatives for remark.
Nonetheless, followers of the present instantly slammed the singer on social media for his post-performance conduct.
“Morgan Wallen proving as soon as once more he has ZERO self management…storming off the stage earlier than the credit even rolled. Hope the tantrum was value it since you’ll NEVER be on SNL once more,” one particular person wrote on X.
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A second added: “Morgan Wallen is the primary musical visitor or host on SNL that I can recall who simply walked off stage throughout ‘goodnights’ earlier than the credit even began to roll.”
“Morgan Wallen with a bit extra of the…petty loser s*** he so proudly displayed operating offstage down the middle aisle & proper previous the digicam at SNL curtain name,” one fan tweeted. “This & the tone-deaf non-public jet flaunt couldn’t be extra lame & undercutting coming from a rustic star.”
Wallen’s Saturday look wasn’t his first time acting on the present. The vocalist took the SNL stage in December 2020. Nonetheless, Wallen was initially scheduled to host an October 2020 episode however was dropped after footage uncovered him partying and ignoring social distancing measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I received a name from the present letting me know that I’ll not have the ability to play, and that’s due to Covid protocols, which I perceive,” he stated in an IGTV video on the time. “I’m not optimistic for Covid however my actions this previous weekend had been fairly shortsighted they usually have clearly affected my long-term targets and my goals.”
This previous December, Wallen pleaded responsible to misdemeanor prices after chucking a chair off the roof of a Nashville bar and practically hitting two cops with it. After being held in a DUI schooling middle for seven days, the “I Had Some Assist” artist shall be on supervised probation for 2 years.
