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Saturday Night Live It's a duty to be an equal opportunity offender in his first episode back after a two-week break. As usual, the debate took place in the latest news from Donald Trump – especially the long-awaited publication of Robert Mueller's report – and in the return of Robert De Niro for the fifth time, probably the last final, in the role of Mueller. But the first live sketch of the night was a surprisingly wild performance of Empire Star Jussie Smollett, who was back in the news this week after Chicago prosecutors stunned the city and the country by dropping all charges against him for allegedly staging his own attack .
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<p content = "Entitled" Network Meeting ", the skit opens in a conference room where a trio of leaders played by Mikey Day, Kate McKinnon and Ego Nwodim sit next to Kenan Thompson as & nbsp ;Empire Lee Daniels, co-creator, and Sandra Oh, host of the evening, as Smollett's manager. "Just give Jussie another chance," Oh pleads, trying to make them forget that his besieged client is two hours late for the meeting. "I just hope it's not a crazy excuse," remarks Daniels, with a sigh. "Data-reactid =" 25 "type =" text "> Entitled" Network Meeting ", the skit opens in a conference room where a trio of leaders played Mikey Day, Kate McKinnon and Ego Nwodim are sitting in side of Kenan Thompson as a Empire Lee Daniels, co-creator, and Sandra Oh, host of the evening, as Smollett's manager. "Just give Jussie another chance," Oh pleads, trying to make them forget that his besieged client is two hours late for the meeting. "I just hope it's not a crazy excuse," Daniels remarked with a sigh.
<p content = "At this point, Smollett (played by Chris Redd) burst into the room, holding a plastic bag and wearing Trump's" Make America Great Again. "(Earlier this week, Trump had weighed in the decision of the prosecutor to abandon the accusations of disorderly conduct against the actor, calling him "an embarrassment for our nation. ") Guys, you are & nbsp;not & nbsp;will believe what has just happened, "he says, moaning" Not yet "in the room. "I know what you think, but it's not & nbsp;this, "He says, before confirming their initial suspicions that he is about to make another assertion of being attacked." What's wrong with you, man, "comments L & # 39; Day executive. "He means mentally," Nwodim adds, abruptly. "Data-reactid =" 26 "type =" text "> At that moment, Smollett (played by Chris Redd) burst into the room, holding a plastic bag and Trump's signature "Make America Great Again" hat. (Earlier in the week, Trump had weighed in the prosecutors' decision to drop the charges for messy conduct against the actor, calling it "an embarrassment for our nation".) "Guys, you're do not will believe what has just happened, "he says, moaning" Not yet "in the room. "I know what you think, but it's not this, "He says, before confirming their initial suspicions that he is about to make another assertion of being attacked." What's wrong with you, man, "comments L & # 39; Day executive. "He means mentally," adds Nwodim.
<p content = "Unable to convince them with his words, Smollett digs into his plastic bag to reveal the evidence and what he says about the identity of his attackers." I think it's a bag of clues, "he says as he pulls out: a box of Crest Whitestrips, three oversized red K's to spell KKK and the purple member of Teletubbies." It's the gay , "he assures, the McKinnon executive suggests then to call the police, but that's a no-go" They said I could never call again under the agreement, "says Smollett –a reference to the hypothesis& nbsp; rumors that some of the accused have been removed from behind the scenes. "data-reactid =" 27 "type =" text "> Unable to convince them, Smollett digs into his plastic bag to reveal the" I think it's a bag of clues, "he says He takes out a box of Crest Whitestrips, three oversized red K's to spell KKK and the purple limb of Teletubbies. "The McKinnon executive then suggests to call the police, but that's a no "They said I could never call again under the agreement," says Smollett – a reference to the assumption, in some quarters, that behind-the-scenes operations have led to his charges are dropped.
<p content = "In real life, the character of Smollett, Jamal Lyon, has been removed from the latest episodes of & nbsp;Empire& # 39; Current season. To date, no decision has been announced as to whether he will return to the series next year, and the actor continues to argue that he was honest and honest as long as the affair proceeded before the courts and the media. But in the world of & nbsp;SNLSmollett is already packing. "You know we have to fire you, right?" Said Thompson-as-Daniels. He also loses his agent and Oh withdraws him from the list of his clients. "I just hope he'll get the help he needs," she says. Apparently not. The sketch ends with Smollett walking back into the room, this time wearing a neck brace and dark sunglasses, and making statements about another attack. "Data-reactid =" 28 "type =" text "> In real life, Smollett's character, Jamal Lyon, has been removed from the latest episodes of Empire"Season in progress: To date, no decision has been announced as to whether he will return to the series next year, and the actor continues to argue that he has been honest and honest as long as the The case took place before the courts and the media, but in the world of SNLSmollett is already packing. "You know we have to fire you, right?" Said Thompson-as-Daniels. He also loses his agent and Oh withdraws him from the list of his clients. "I just hope he'll get the help he needs," she says. Apparently not. The skit ends with Smollett entering the room, wearing a neck brace and dark sunglasses this time, and reporting new attacks.
<p content = "Probably reflecting the country's confusion about twists in this case, the & nbsp;SNL & nbsp;The audience was not quite sure how to respond to the "network meeting". Most of the unique interlocutors were greeted with nervous laughter rather than loud laughter, especially jokes that explicitly commented on Smollett's state of mind. The sketch has not been well interpreted on social media. "Data-reactid =" 29 "type =" text "> No doubt the country was confused about twists in this case, the SNL The audience was not quite sure how to respond to the "network meeting". Most of the unique interlocutors were greeted with nervous laughter rather than loud laughter, especially jokes that explicitly commented on Smollett's state of mind. The sketch was not particularly successful on social media.
<p content = "Probably reflecting the country's confusion about twists in this case, the & nbsp;SNL & nbsp;The audience was not quite sure how to respond to the "network meeting". Most of the unique interlocutors were greeted with nervous laughter rather than loud laughter, especially jokes that explicitly commented on Smollett's state of mind. The sketch has not been well interpreted on social media. "Data-reactid =" 29 "type =" text "> Interestingly, the same evening SNL laughed at Smollett, Chris Rock, former Not Ready for Primetime player, also grilled the actor while awarding a prize to the NAACP Image Awards. (Smollett was nominated for the role of Best Actor in a Drama Series, a statue that went to The anatomy of Gray star Jesse Williams instead.) "What the hell was he thinking of?" Rock said. "From now on, you're Jessie from now on, you do not even get the" U "anymore, that" U "was respect, you'll have no respect from me." Apparently the same is true for Saturday Night Live.
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