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‘SNL’s Weekend Update Takes On Kanye West & ‘The Little Mermaid’ Controversies

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Colin Jost and Michael Che took on the latest headlines on Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update tackling the controversies around Kanye West’s “White Lives Matter” shirt and The Little Mermaid.

West created quite a stir this week when he wore a shirt with the “White Lives Matter” slogan, a take on the Black Lives Matter movement that was created to raise awareness of police brutality.

Che made light of the rapper’s appearance on the Tucker Carlson show on Fox News “to defend wearing a White Lives Matter shirt claiming he wore the shirt because he was using a gut instinct.” “But what he’s definitely not using are the meds prescribed to him,” Che quipped with the joke that completely fell flat with the audience in the studio. RELATED: Colin Farrell Crashes ‘SNL’ & Saves Brendan Gleeson’s Lackluster Monologue Later on in the “Weekend Update” segment, Jost introduced “Black Ariel” from Disney’s new live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid.

Ego Nwodim appeared at the “Update” desk with the iconic purple bra and green fishtail asking Jost to simply call her Ariel and noting, “I don’t call you white Colin to your face.” Jost proceeded to ask Nwodim’s Ariel how it felt like to be called a hero and a role model to young girls. RELATED: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Calls Out Herschel Walker, Elon Musk And “Influencers” With Cold Open Centered On Things That Make Us Snap “Role model to who?

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