:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Chloe-Fineman-and-Elon-Musk-111124-1-bb0f0003d50a47ea8e37fa348f363ad3.jpg "Chloe Fineman says Elon Musk was the Saturday Night Live host who made cast members cry")
Chloe Fineman says Elon Musk was the Saturday Night Live host who made cast members cry
Jessica is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where she covers TV, movies, and pop culture. Her work has appeared in Bustle, NYLON, Cosmopolitan, InStyle, and more. She lives in California with her dog.
Saturday Night Live cast member Chloe Fineman is rolling her eyes at Elon Musk's recent criticism of the show, revealing that the Tesla CEO was the host who made cast members — including her — cry.
Fineman's costar Bowen Yang revealed over the summer that an unnamed host made multiple cast members cry because he "hated" their ideas. In a now-deleted TikTok posted on Monday, Fineman identified Musk — who hosted back in May 2021 — as said host after he trashed Dana Carvey's impression of him this weekend and said the show has "been dying slowly for years."
Stating that Musk is "clearly watching the show," Fineman said on TikTok, "I’m gonna come out and say that I’m the cast member that he made cry. He’s the host that made someone cry. I saw some articles and stuff and I was like, 'I’m not gonna say anything.' But I’m like, 'No.' If you’re gonna go on your platform and be rude..."
