‘SNL’ slammed for ‘abhorrent’ Chappell Roan skit — as Bowen Yang speaks out

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Season 50 premiere over the weekend.The 26-year-old breakout pop star’s fans are upset over a sketch starring Bowen Yang that was inspired by Roan struggling with fame.During “Weekend Update,” Yang, 33, appeared as Moo Deng, the baby hippo who went viral this month, and referenced Roan’s pleas to set boundaries with fans.“For the past ten weeks, I have been going nonstop,” said Yang while dressed in a hippo costume. “The response has been overwhelming, but it has come to the point where I need to set some boundaries.”“Reminder, women owe you nothing,” he went on. “When I’m in my enclosure, tripping over stuff, biting my trainer’s knee, I’m at work, that is the project.

Do not yell my name or expect a photo just because I’m your parasocial bestie or because you appreciate my talent.”Yang was clearly referencing Roan’s Instagram post from August where she wrote, “When I’m on stage, when I’m performing … I am at work.

Any other circumstance, I am not in work mode. I don’t agree with the notion that I owe a mutual exchange of energy, time, or attention to people I do not know.”After the sketch went viral, Roan’s fans took to X (formerly Twitter) and accused the NBC show and Yang of using Roan’s mental health struggles as comedic material.They also called on Roan to cancel her upcoming musical performance scheduled for the Nov.

2 episode with host John Mulaney.“Something about bowen being the one to voice this joke despite his interview with chappell sympathizing with her concerns less than a month ago makes me sad,” one person wrote.“It is abhorrent for men to continue to mock women for setting boundaries and being open about their mental health struggles.