Morgan Wallen's Team Shares Reason For His Abrupt Saturday Night Live Exit, But It Doesn't Exactly Refute The Rumors

Country singer Morgan Wallen served as SNL Season 50’s latest musical guest amid the 2025 TV schedule, and he put in strong performancesat Studio 8H. However, the performer stoked up controversy during the very last bit of the show. As the credits began to roll, Wallen quickly left the stage, right as the cast and crew began to embrace amid the goodnights. Social media was set ablaze, with commenters offering their takes on just why the musician exited so swiftly. Now, Wallen’s team is sharing a reason for his actions.

During his most recent appearance on Saturday Night Live, the Tennessee native performed “I’m The Problem” and “Just In Case” from his upcoming album. Ultimately, both of those showcases went off without a hitch and seemed to be well received. At the end of the show, as seen on X, the singer hugged the host of the night, Mikey Madison and then exited the stage. Sometime later, he took to his Instagram story to share a photo of his private jet and captioned the pic with “Get me to God’s country”.

With that, a portion of fans believed that between the walk-off and the post, Morgan Wallen was shading SNL’s cast and crew and didn’t have a good experience with them. Sources from his camp told Variety, however, that Wallen meant no ill will towards those at the show via his exit or post. They say the Voice alum’s exit was simply a faux pas, as he’d apparently entered and exited the studio that way over the past week. It’s said that a major reason for Wallen walking off is that he didn't consider that he'd be on camera.

This does seem to address the “Chasin’ You” performer’s rationale as it pertains to that quick exit. However, in a way, his actions could still be seen as a slight regardless of his intentions. Yes, it seems as though he wasn’t trying to outright denounce the creatives of Saturday Night Live in any way. But, since he still didn’t give consideration to his actions being captured on camera, that in and of itself could still be seen as a slight and cause people to shake their heads.

This latest matter is just another chapter in Morgan Wallen's interesting history with SNL. During the COVID pandemic in 2020, he was booked for the show, but Wallen’s participation was revoked after he was spotted breaking protocols. The singer eventually apologized and, just months later, SNL asked him back. During that visit, Wallen also participated in a sketch that referenced that health-related situation.

Now, I can’t help but wonder what this wall-off situation means in regard to any future appearances the Grammy nominee might make on the show. It’s very likely that Lorne Michaels won’t ban him from the studio, especially since there reportedly wasn’t any ill intent here. Nevertheless, I’d imagine that if or when the artist does return, it could be a bit awkward.

I’m curious as to whether Morgan Wallen will personally reach out to anyone at SNL personally to address the situation. For right now, though, the public at large is simply left with the comments reportedly shared by those in Wallen’s orbit.