“Saturday Night Live” celebrity Chloe Fineman is airing out her problems with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, accusing the South African businessman of inconsiderate habits on-set again in 2021, when he hosted the display.
The comic, recognized for her spot-on impressions of celebrities, together with Nicole Kidman, Britney Spears and Jennifer Coolidge, mentioned in a since-deleted video that Musk made her “burst into tears” throughout his arguable stint as host.
Fineman, who joined the display in 2019 and was an enduring fixture in 2021, unfolded about her private revel in with Musk upcoming he dissed “SNL” on his social media platform, X.
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“SNL” celebrity Chloe Fineman says Elon Musk made her shout again in 2021 when he hosted the comic strip comedy display. (John Nacion/WireImage/Marc Piasecki/Getty Pictures)
“OK, I just saw some news article about Elon Musk being like, butthurt about ‘SNL’ and his impression,” she mentioned within the since-deleted video. “But I’m like, you’re clearly watching the show. Like, what are you talking about?”
On Saturday, veteran “SNL” celebrity Dana Carvey impersonated Musk in a chilly observable, a lot to Musk’s chagrin.
Dana Carvey, heart, impersonated Elon Musk on “Saturday Night Live.” (Will Heath/NBC by means of Getty Pictures)
“SNL has been dying slowly for years, as they become increasingly out of touch with reality,” Musk wrote partly on X, nearest responding to a person who requested him how he appreciated Carvey’s impersonation of him with “Dana Carvey just sounds like Dana Carvey.”
Chloe Fineman at Michael Kors RTW Spring 2025 as a part of Unused York Able to Put on Model Month held at The Reduce on Sept. 10, 2024 in Unused York Town. (Gilbert Flores/WWD by means of Getty Pictures)
Fineman countered Musk’s disdain with a jarring revelation about his habits again in 2021.
“And I’m like, you know what, I’m gonna come out and say, at long last, that I’m the cast member that he made cry. And he’s the host that made someone cry. Maybe there’s others but I saw some articles and stuff and I was like, ‘I”m no longer gonna say anything else.’ However I’m like, refuse. If you happen to’re gonna advance in your platform and be impolite. Like, supposition what? You made I, Chloe Fineman, blast into tears as a result of I stayed up all night time penning this comic strip,” she mentioned.
Chloe Fineman said Elon Musk’s reaction to a sketch she wrote made her cry. (Fred Jagueneau/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
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Fineman was likely referencing fellow cast member Bowen Yang’s statements on “Observe What Occurs Are living!” over the summer, when he was asked to detail the worst host behavior he witnessed on set.
“This guy who – this individual, this host, made more than one forged individuals shout on Wednesday throughout the, prior to the desk learn, as a result of he hated the information,” Yang remarked.
“SNL” star Bowen Yang revealed one guest host made cast members cry. (Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images)
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“I used to be so excited,” Fineman continued in her video. “I got here in, I requested in case you had any questions, and also you stared at me such as you had been firing me from Tesla and had been like, ‘It’s no longer humorous.'”
“I waited so that you can be like, ‘Ha-ha [just kidding].’ No! Then you started pawing through my script, like flipping each page being like, ‘I didn’t giggle – I didn’t giggle as soon as. Now not one week.’ Short to, the comic strip made it on and it used to be like advantageous, and I in fact had a actually excellent week and I assumed you had been actually humorous in it, however, you understand, have a modest manners right here, sir,” she said.
Musk responded to a post on X that shared the video, writing, “Frankly, it used to be best at the Thursday prior to the Saturday that ANY of the sketches generated laughs. I used to be frightened. I used to be like rattling my SNL look goes to be so f—ing unfunny that it’s going to build a crackhead sober!! However upcoming it labored out finally.”
Elon Musk was not amused by Dana Carvey’s impression of him on “Saturday Evening Are living,” ripping the show for becoming “an increasing number of out of contact with fact.” (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
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Representatives for both Fineman and Musk did not immediately return Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
