Woody Harrelson Spreads Covid Vaccine Conspiracy In ‘SNL’ Monologue & Twitter Bites Back

Woody Harrelson hosted “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, marking his fifth time as host.
Not only did Harrelson join the show’s Five-Timers Club, he also stirred up some controversy with a joke toward the end of his opening monologue.
He recalled reading the “craziest script” recently, and broke down the plot.
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“So the movie goes like this: The biggest drug cartels in the world get together and buy up all the media and all the politicians and force all the people in the world to stay locked in their homes,” Harrelson quipped. “And people can only come out if they take the cartel’s drugs and keep taking them over and over.”
Then he delivered the punchline. “I threw the script away,” Harrelson joked. “I mean, who was going to believe that crazy idea? Being forced to do drugs?...
Not only did Harrelson join the show’s Five-Timers Club, he also stirred up some controversy with a joke toward the end of his opening monologue.
He recalled reading the “craziest script” recently, and broke down the plot.
Read More: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Break Up Amid Anti-Vax Controversy
“So the movie goes like this: The biggest drug cartels in the world get together and buy up all the media and all the politicians and force all the people in the world to stay locked in their homes,” Harrelson quipped. “And people can only come out if they take the cartel’s drugs and keep taking them over and over.”
Then he delivered the punchline. “I threw the script away,” Harrelson joked. “I mean, who was going to believe that crazy idea? Being forced to do drugs?...
- 2/26/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
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