Morgan Wallen is no stranger to controversy, and he’s ready to open up about his latest bout of negative press.

During a new interview, in which he spoke about his controversial “Saturday Night Live” exit, Morgan Wallen addressed the drama and cleared the air on his abrupt departure.

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While speaking with Caleb Pressley about his upcoming album, Wallen also discussed his last appearance on “SNL,” specifically the controversial exit that got everyone talking.

For those who may be unfamiliar, following his performance on the sketch-comedy show, Wallen abruptly exited the stage during the closing credits.

On the “Sundae Conversation” podcast, when the interviewer asked the “Last Night” singer if he had any issues with the “SNL” cast, Wallen assured him that he didn’t.

“No, no,” he said before admitting the week’s busy schedule got the best of him. “I was just ready to go home. I’d been there all week,” he added.

Later, Pressley mentioned Wallen’s Instagram Stories post following his “SNL” appearance—an image of his private jet captioned, “Get me to God’s country.” However, the father of one didn’t have much to say regarding that.

“Yeah,” Wallen said with a smile.

Given his controversial past, including being caught on video saying the “N-word,” many believed Wallen’s exit and subsequent post were a swipe at the diverse group of actors on the NBC series.

However, according to a source close to Wallen, the country singer’s exit was an unintentional blunder. As The Blast previously reported, the insider explained that Wallen walked off stage out of muscle memory, as that’s how he rehearsed the set before they were live.

After making waves and headlines following his exit on the “Saturday Night Live” stage, one of the show’s longest-running performers, Kenan Thompson, opened up about Wallen’s actions and admitted they were uncommon.

“I don’t know what goes through people’s minds when they decide to do stuff like that,” the comedian, also known for his TV show “Kenan and Kel,” said. “I don’t know if he understood the assignment or not, or if he was really feeling a certain kind of way.”

Thompson went on to describe Wallen’s exit as a departure from “the norm,” explaining that the “SNL” cast is “used to everybody just turning around and high-fiving us.”

He added, “So when there’s a departure from that, it’s like, hmm, I wonder what that’s about?”

Later, Thompson branded Wallen, 31, a “complicated individual” and seemingly blasted him for making a scene while on live TV.

“It just felt so abrupt. And it was already such a small grouping on the stage anyway,” Thompson said. “So it was just like, oh wow, that was pretty visible. You know what I’m saying? It was a pretty visible thing.”

He also called the singer’s Instagram post “strange,” adding, “What are you trying to say?”

“You trying to say that we are not in God’s country?” Thompson asked. “We’re not all in God’s country? We’re not all under God’s umbrella? That’s not necessarily my favorite. But whatever. Moving on, we got a new show. We got Jack Black this week.”

In April 2024, Wallen was arrested by the Metro Nashville Police Department after being accused of throwing a chair from the sixth floor of “Chief’s,” country star Eric Church’s Tennessee bar.

Wallen faced three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.

“At 10:53 p.m. on Sunday evening, Morgan Wallen was arrested in downtown Nashville for reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. He is fully cooperating with authorities,” his attorney, Worrick Robinson, said.

Later, Wallen addressed his arrest with a statement on X, formerly Twitter, apologizing for his behavior.

“I didn’t feel right publicly checking in until I made amends with some folks,” he wrote. “I’ve touched base with Nashville law enforcement, my family, and the good people at Chief’s. I’m not proud of my behavior, and I accept responsibility.”

Wallen later pleaded guilty to the charges and was ordered to serve seven days at a DUI education center.