Woody Harrelson raises eyebrows with ‘SNL’ anti-vaccine joke – Nationwide

When Hollywood actor Woody Harrelson informed a joke about an anti-vaccine conspiracy concept on Saturday Evening Dwell this week, the viewers was uncertain methods to react.

The joke, which has since created controversy on-line, was a part of Harrelson’s SNL opening monologue. Harrelson, 61, informed the viewers he’d been despatched a film script with a transparent, real-world metaphor.

“So, the film goes like this: the most important drug cartels on the earth get collectively and purchase up all of the media and all of the politicians and pressure all of the individuals on the earth to remain locked of their houses, and other people can solely come out in the event that they take the cartel’s medicine and maintain taking them time and again,” stated Harrelson.

The punchline: “I threw the script away. I imply, who’s gonna imagine that loopy thought! Being compelled to do medicine? I do them voluntarily all day lengthy.”

The New York viewers launched a spherical of tense laughter, clearly uncertain methods to reply.

Neither SNL nor Harrelson has commented publicly on the monologue.

Harrelson, who acquired his begin on Cheers, has been recognized to often share conspiracy theories. Prior to now, Harrelson has publicly questioned the legitimacy of 9/11 as a terrorist assault, claimed there could also be a connection between 5G networks and COVID-19 and has known as carrying masks throughout the pandemic “absurd.”

Harrelson hosted SNL for the fifth time on Saturday and was honoured as a part of the 5-Timers Membership.

Nearly instantly after the episode aired, Harrelson’s joke grew to become the topic of fierce debate on-line. Many social media customers with anti-vaccine beliefs praised Harrelson. Others felt the joke was a dangerous technique of spreading false, anti-science rhetoric in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Re Woody Harrelson and #SNL, every time anybody spews anti-vax stupidity, I all the time consider the numerous movies of traumatized/crying docs, nurses and hospital staff who have been climbing over our bodies in Covid’s early days,” wrote Twitter consumer Ballark. “So yeah, f**okay Woody Harrelson.”

In Canada, over 80 per cent of the inhabitants (excluding Quebec) is totally vaccinated, in keeping with statistics offered by the Canadian authorities. Over 83 per cent of Canadians have been administered not less than one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination is hottest amongst Canadians over the age of 60.

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