Morgan Wallen joked that he wishes he was drunk for “Saturday Night Live” in a promo for his musical guest appearance this week — the irony being that the country star was just sentenced to DUI classes and two years of probation in December after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment.
The bit began with “SNL” cast member Chloe Fineman boasting that she loves spring in New York City — and that she’s currently drunk — at the top of the promo. “Anora” Best Actress Oscar winner Mikey Madison chimed in that she was drunk, too.
“I wish I was,” Wallen lamented.
Watch the promo, which premiered Thursday, below:
In December, the 2024 CMA Entertainer of the Year pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment after he threw a chair from a rooftop in downtown Nashville in April 2024.
Included in his sentence is a week of DUI education and supervised probation for the next two years.
The chair-throwing incident was witnessed by two officers, as well as staff members of the six-story honky tonk bar called Chiefs. Video footage also showed Wallen “lunging and throwing an object off the roof.” Fortunately, no one was injured by the thrown object.
The “Cowgirls” singer posted his $15,250 bail and was released the following morning.
He shared this apology to his X account at the time: “I didn’t feel right publicly checking in until I made amends with some folks. I’ve touched base with Nashville law enforcement, my family and the good people at Chief’s. I’m not proud of my behavior, and I accept responsibility.”
Wallen was previously arrested for public intoxication in 2020.
This weekend will mark the country singer’s “Saturday Night Live” debut. He was scheduled to perform in October 2020, but was replaced after he violated the show’s COVID protocols at the time. His new album, “I’m the Problem,” drops May 16 before he hits the road on a national tour with Miranda Lambert in June.
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