Saturday Night Live writer Josh Patten is clearing up the lies, lies, lies.
Patten caused a stir March 30 by posting a photo of a Krispy Kreme truck to his Instagram Stories that he captioned “get me to God’s Country,” a clear reference to Morgan Wallen‘s viral post to his own Instagram Stories with the same caption over a private jet.
ICYMI, the “Last Night” hitmaker shared the photo right after abruptly leaving the SNL stage early following his appearance as the March 29 episode’s musical guest.
While many assumed Patten’s post was mocking the country star’s actions after appearing on the show, the Weekend Update writer later clarified that it just wasn’t that deep.
In follow-up posts to his Instagram Stories, Patten screenshotted a quote from country music outlet Whiskey Riff‘s coverage of his social media activity that posited, “Guessing Patten’s not a Morgan Wallen fan?” with an eye-roll emoji. On the next slide, he posted a screenshot of his most-played songs of 2023, which included no less than five songs by Wallen. He captioned the post, “How quickly the media forgets 2023.”
