ActressScarlett Johanssonappeared onThe Kelly Clarkson Showon Thursday, 11th, 2024, where she admitted to having“blacked out”after beingshown a clipof herhusbandand host ofSaturday Night Live,Colin Jost, making a joke about her body as part of a segment of the comedy show.
HighlightsScarlett Johansson admitted she ‘blacked out’ after seeing her husband Colin Jost joke about her body on SNL.Jost was visibly uncomfortable reading the joke as it was part of SNL’s segment where co-hosts surprise each other.The SNL joke also touched on a controversy over ChatGPT’s new AI voice resembling Johansson’s, which upset her.
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Scarlett Johansson “blacked out” when husband Colin Jost was forced to make a joke about her body on Saturday Night Live
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The comedian was visibly uncomfortable while delivering the joke, stuttering at the beginning of its delivery. And there’s a very good reason for it—he was forced to deliver it.
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“I love that they do this and then he just has to read it like Ron Burgundy, like an anchorman,” said Clarkson. “Is it real, like he has no idea about what he’s about to say?” The host asked.
“That’s a tame version,” responded the actress.
“We needed to go to witness protection after that night,” she joked and explained that thebi-annual segmentalways has her terrified at the prospect of her marriage being the butt of a risqué joke.
“It’s so bad. I black out for that period of the night.”
“I love that it’s live and he just has to say it!”, added Clarkson.
“That’s the PG version. It’s brutal. I actually don’t remember any of it,” the actress responded, blaming her memory lapse on the sheer cringe-worthiness of the moment.
The gag also touched on a recent controversy over ChatGPT’s latest AI Voice “Sky” unintentionally resembling the actress’
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Johansson said she was left“angered” and “shocked”after ChatGPT unveiled its new“Voice Mode”on May 14th, 2024, featuring a female voice that closely resembled hers.
In anofficial statement, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman clarified that, “the voice of Sky is not Scarlett Johansson’s, and it was never intended to resemble hers.” He confirmed that they won’t use the voice in any product moving forward.
Netizens on Reddit were quick todispute the statement, with one user arguing that “OpenAI intended to use her for monetary gain. They approached her multiple times asking for her likeness, and when she turned it down, they just emulated it.”
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“Weekend update is the best part of the show, and the joke swaps are the best part of weekend update,” said one viewer on The Kelly Clarkson’s Show official Youtube channel.
Another one added, “I’ve always wondered what it’s like for Scarlett to listen to these. She appreciates the brilliance of the whole bit but blacks out on the ones about her – fair enough.”
One even appreciated Johansson’s voice in the movieHersaying, “until I watchedHerI was not particularly that impressed with Scarlett’s acting. But hearing how mesmerizing just her voice was inHerchanged my opinion 180 degrees.”
“Scarlet should hire Che in one of her movies and beat his character up!”, joked another hoping to see the Black Widow actress take revenge on his husband’s co-host.
“That joke was BRUTAL,” said one viewer while others laughed at the awkwardness of the situation
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