Morgan Wallen Reveals the Explanation Behind His Controversial ‘Saturday Night Live’ Departure

Morgan Wallen is no stranger to controversy, and he’s ready to open up about his latest bout of negative press.

In a recent interview, Morgan Wallen discussed his departure from the popular show “Saturday Night Live,” shedding light on the controversial incident that led to his sudden exit.

During a conversation with Caleb Pressley regarding his new album, Wallen delved into his final appearance on “SNL,” particularly addressing the provocative departure that stirred up conversations.

For those who may be unfamiliar, following his performance on the sketch-comedy show, Wallen abruptly exited the stage during the closing credits.

While on the “Sundae Conversation” podcast, Wallen responded to the interviewer’s inquiry about any conflicts with the “SNL” cast by stating that he had no issues with them.

“No, no,” he said before admitting the week’s busy schedule got the best of him. “I was just ready to go home. I’d been there all week,” he added.

Later, Pressley mentioned Wallen’s Instagram Stories post following his “SNL” appearance—an image of his private jet captioned, “Get me to God’s country.” However, the father of one didn’t have much to say regarding that.

“Yeah,” Wallen said with a smile.

Given his controversial past, including being caught on video saying the “N-word,” many believed Wallen’s exit and subsequent post were a swipe at the diverse group of actors on the NBC series.

However, according to a source close to Wallen, the country singer’s exit was an unintentional blunder. As The Blast previously reported, the insider explained that Wallen walked off stage out of muscle memory, as that’s how he rehearsed the set before they were live.

After making waves and headlines following his exit on the “Saturday Night Live” stage, one of the show’s longest-running performers, Kenan Thompson, opened up about Wallen’s actions and admitted they were uncommon.

“I don’t know what goes through people’s minds when they decide to do stuff like that,” the comedian, also known for his TV show “Kenan and Kel,” said. “I don’t know if he understood the assignment or not, or if he was really feeling a certain kind of way.”

Thompson went on to describe Wallen’s exit as a departure from “the norm,” explaining that the “SNL” cast is “used to everybody just turning around and high-fiving us.”

He added, “So when there’s a departure from that, it’s like, hmm, I wonder what that’s about?”

Later, Thompson branded Wallen, 31, a “complicated individual” and seemingly blasted him for making a scene while on live TV.

“It just felt so abrupt. And it was already such a small grouping on the stage anyway,” Thompson said. “So it was just like, oh wow, that was pretty visible. You know what I’m saying? It was a pretty visible thing.”

He also called the singer’s Instagram post “strange,” adding, “What are you trying to say?”

“You trying to say that we are not in God’s country?” Thompson asked. “We’re not all in God’s country? We’re not all under God’s umbrella? That’s not necessarily my favorite. But whatever. Moving on, we got a new show. We got Jack Black this week.”