‘Seems like a complicated individual’

Thompson noted that he “never met” the “I’m The Problem” singer, but said he “seems like a complicated individual, I guess.”The comedian also said that Wallen isn’t the only guest to previously leave so suddenly.

“Prince did the same thing,” he said, adding, “I’m not saying Morgan Wallen is Prince, but we weren’t surprised because Prince was notoriously kind of standoffish. It’s just how he was. So we just thought like, ‘OK, now he’s gone back into fantasyland.’”

However, he explained that Wallen’s actions were definitely felt by everyone on stage.

“But Saturday I guess it was just different because it just felt so abrupt. And it was already such a small grouping on the stage anyway,” he said. “So it was just like, oh wow, that was pretty visible. You know what I’m saying? It was a pretty visible thing.”

Adding to Wallen’s actions was the artist’s post on his Instagram story. Wallen posted a photo of a private jet on a tarmac with the words, “Get me to God’s country.”

On Sunday, TODAY.com reached out to Wallen’s representatives for comment and clarification on his post but did not hear back.Thompson, on his end, said that Wallen’s post was “strange” and didn’t understand why he posted it.

“The ‘God’s country’ of it all is strange because it’s like, what are you trying to say? You trying to say that we are not in God’s country? We’re not all in God’s country? We’re not all under God’s umbrella? That’s not necessarily my favorite,” he told EW. “But whatever. Moving on, we got a new show. We got Jack Black this week … We will be fine.”

Wallen has yet to address the reaction to the way he made his “SNL” exit. The singer, however, has a history of controversy that also includes the comedy sketch show.

In October 2020, he was cut as the musical guest after breaking Covid-19 protocols and was seen partying without a mask ahead of his scheduled gig. Wallen was able to rebook his spot in a December show and joked about his canceled performance in a sketch.