Morgan Wallen has caused quite a stir by making an early exit from “Saturday Night Live.”
In an unusual moment at the end of Saturday’s “SNL” episode hosted by Mikey Madison, the country singer, who served as musical guest, abruptly walked off the stage during the signoff.
The cast and musical guest traditionally stay on stage at the end of “SNL” each week and are seen saying goodbye and hugging one another as the credits roll. On Saturday, though, Wallen left the stage immediately after Madison said goodnight. He could be seen briefly hugging the “Anora” star before walking toward the audience and past the view of the camera.
Madison and the rest of the cast remained on stage for the remainder of the credits. After the episode, Wallen took to his Instagram Stories to post a photo of a plane and wrote, “Get me to God’s country.”
USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Wallen for comment.
Wallen was previously a musical guest on “SNL” in 2020. During that earlier appearance, he remained on stage during the closing credits, hugging and sharing high fives with members of the cast.
