Morgan Wallen Stirs Speculation With Abrupt ‘SNL’ Walk-Off and ‘Get Me to God’s Country’ Social Post

variety.com:

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Country superstar Morgan Wallen performed two songs from a forthcoming album that is expected to be one of the year’s biggest blockbusters on “Saturday Night Live,” but it wasn’t the music that stirred up the most chatter after the episode ended.

It was his abrupt walk-off during the usual group hugs at the close of the show, followed by a social media post that suggested he was in a hurry to get out of New York, both creating speculation about whether or not Wallen was sending signals that his “SNL” experience was not a happy one.

Sources in Wallen’s camp say there’s nothing to the conjecture that the singer was signaling tension, maintaining that he had a good time and no slight was intended with either his prominent exit or his Instagram post.

During the traditional “SNL” close, Wallen did stick around long enough to salute the audience, and then to share a light hug with host Mikey Madison.