'SNL' slammed for 'classless' UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson murder segment on 'Weekend Update'

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'SNL' slammed for 'classless' UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson murder segment on 'Weekend Update'
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The sketch comedy show came under fire after spending nearly a minute and a half of its “Weekend Update” segment discussing“The manhunt continues for the assassin who gunned down the CEO of United Healthcare on Wednesday, and it really says something about America that a guy was murdered in cold blood and the two main reactions were, ‘Yeah, well health care stinks!’ And also,

“Disgusting. I couldn’t watch this segment. The victim’s family and friends are very much grieving right now,” one person wrote beneath a YouTube clip of the segment. “Agreed. I don’t usually watch SNL, and I can see by the segment and comments supporting it, that I will no longer be watching it. Joking about someone’s murder like that is absolutely disgusting… a family is grieving right now,” a person responded.

“Classless,” a user on X wrote. “Long time viewer of SNL. I don’t consider myself particularly to any topic, but in today’s Weekend Update edition they made jokes about the United Health CEO gunned down in NYC. That was really distasteful and disrespectful. SNL, you need to do better,” another spewed.

“The NYPD now believes the suspect left the city on a bus from Port Authority. Thanks, but a Port Authority passenger who looks like a murderer actually widens the search,” Jost said as his final joke on the topic. Additional viewers found the segment to be amusing, with several enjoying the Port Authority joke.

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