"Saturday Night Live's" Kenan Thompson said he wasn't sure if musical guest Morgan Wallen "understood the assignment" when he walked off stage before the end of this weekend's show.
"I guess he didn't know to stay, but whatever, it doesn't matter. It was a great show," Thompson told Rosanna Scotto and Curt Menefee Monday morning on Good Day New York.
The country star appeared on "SNL" on Saturday to promote his upcoming album, performing two songs, "Just in Case" and "I'm the Problem."
After guest host Mikey Madison thanked him for appearing on the show, Wallen walked directly offstage and in front of a camera as the credits rolled. Meanwhile, the rest of the cast congratulated one another for completing another episode, a long-standing tradition on the late-night sketch show.
"So Morgan Wallen made a little news this weekend," Scotto said to Thompson during their interview.
"Did something happen?" Thompson joked.
Wallen later took to Instagram, posting a picture of a private jet and writing "Get me to God's country."
"Aren't we all in God's country?" Thompson said during his GDNY interview.
The unexpected walk-off sparked a mix of backlash and defense, with some calling it rude and smug and others saying the criticism was an overreaction.
But sources told Fox News Digital that nothing was wrong at "SNL," and Wallen's walk-off appeared to be an "oops" moment.
"That was the way he entered and exited the studio all week during rehearsal and camera blocking, so he just walked that way after hugging Mikey," an insider revealed.
See Kenan Thompson's interview here: https://www.fox5ny.com/news/kenan-thompson-snl-morgan-wallen-walk-off-stage
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