Morgan Wallen reveals the real reason behind his abrupt ‘SNL’ exit

Morgan Wallen reveals the real reason behind his abrupt ‘SNL’ exit

He was just homesick. Simple as that.

Morgan Wallen has broken his silence on why he made his abrupt exit at the end of “Saturday Night Live” in March.

When the 31-year-old country sensation appeared on the podcast “Sundae Conversation,” host Caleb Pressley asked him, “Seriously, ‘SNL,’ did they make you mad?”

“No, no, I was [just] ready to go home,” said Wallen, who skipped the usual fraternizing with the cast at the end of the March 29 show. It was the second time he was a musical guest on the live sketch-comedy series.

Morgan Wallen (center) whispered something to host Mikey Madison and gave her a one-armed hug before bolting from the “Saturday Night Live” stage. Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images
Wallen skipped the usual fraternizing with the cast and host at the end of “SNL” in March. NBC

“I’d been there all week,” he said about the show’s typical rehearsal schedule ahead of the live Saturday show.

Wallen stood next to host Mikey Madison as she closed out the show with the rest of the cast behind them.

The “Whiskey Glasses” singer then leaned over to Madison, 26, whispered something to her, gave her a one-armed hug and walked off the stage as everyone else celebrated completing another episode.

Following his unexplained exit, Wallen skipped the after-party and posted a photo of a private plane on his Instagram story with the caption, “Get me to God’s country.”

“I been there all week,” said Wallen of his abrupt exit on the March 29 episode of “SNL.” NBC

“SNL” writer Josh Patten poked fun at Wallen on his own IG stories with a photo of a Krispy Kreme truck with the back end open, and the same caption: “get me to God’s country.”

Meanwhile, longtime cast member Kenan Thompson weighed in on the controversy.

“You see somebody before you get a chance to say hi or say good job or anything like that, they just dipping,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “I thought maybe he had to go to the potty or something.”

Wallen performed “I’m the Problem” on the March 29 episode of “SNL.” Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images

“It’s definitely a spike in the norm,” Thompson added. “We’re so used to everybody just turning around and high-fiving us, everybody’s saying, ‘Good job, good job, good job.’ So when there’s a departure from that, it’s like, hmm, I wonder what that’s about?”

In true “Saturday Night Live” fashion, the show turned around and roasted Wallen — not once but twice.

During the April 5 show’s cold open, cast member James Austin Johnson — playing President Donald Trump — was giving a rundown of his “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs when he made a “get me to God’s country” dig at Wallen.

Wallen also performed “Just in Case” on the March 29 episode of “SNL.” Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images

Wallen was mocked again later in the show during “Weekend Update.”

Co-host Colin Jost compared Wallen’s departure to the stock market after the tariffs were announced.

“Just in the past two days, investors have lost more than $6 trillion,” he said. “Money is leaving the stock market faster than Morgan Wallen at goodnights.”

But Wallen — who releases his new album, “I’m the Problem,” on Friday — may have had the last laugh.

The musician began selling “get me to God’s country” merchandise in reference to his viral quote, with an apparel line including a T-shirt and a baseball cap, the latter of which is available in two different colors. Each item costs $45.

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