Photo: Dominique Charriau/WireImage; Kevin Mazur/WireImageKanye Westto the rescue.ForSaturday Night Live‘sseason premiere this weekend, the 41-year-old “All Mine” rapper will serve as the show’s musical guest.While the Chicago native is no rookie when it comes to appearing on the show, his appearance on the premiere wasn’t in the original plans.During this week’sOrigins With James Andrew Millerpodcast,SNL‘s producerLorne MichaelsexplainedAriana Grandewas their first choice.“We had Ariana drop out for emotional reasons two days ago,” Michaels said during the interview, which was previously recorded. “And then Kanye stepped up, so he’ll be there,” Michaels added.West wasconfirmed as the premiere’s musical gueston Sept. 17.ShutterstockIn addition to dropping out ofSNL, Grande, 25,opted to skipthe 2018Emmy Awardson Sept. 17 as she continues to heal after a number of tragic events.“Given the events of the past couple of years, Ariana is going to take some much needed time to heal and mend,” Grande’s team said in a statement. “She will be staying close to home and using this period to spend time with her loved ones and work on new music without deadline. She thanks her fans for their understanding.”Splash NewsGrande’s fiancéPete Davidson, who is currently a cast member onSNL, also decided not attend despite his show winning for variety sketch series.The awards show came 10 days after Grande’s ex-boyfriend,Mac Miller,diedof an apparent overdose at 26 years old. She previously opened up aboutcoping with anxiety and PTSDafter a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured more than 500 in aterrorist attackat the Manchester show of her Dangerous Woman Tour in May of 2017.
Photo: Dominique Charriau/WireImage; Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Kanye Westto the rescue.ForSaturday Night Live‘sseason premiere this weekend, the 41-year-old “All Mine” rapper will serve as the show’s musical guest.While the Chicago native is no rookie when it comes to appearing on the show, his appearance on the premiere wasn’t in the original plans.During this week’sOrigins With James Andrew Millerpodcast,SNL‘s producerLorne MichaelsexplainedAriana Grandewas their first choice.“We had Ariana drop out for emotional reasons two days ago,” Michaels said during the interview, which was previously recorded. “And then Kanye stepped up, so he’ll be there,” Michaels added.West wasconfirmed as the premiere’s musical gueston Sept. 17.ShutterstockIn addition to dropping out ofSNL, Grande, 25,opted to skipthe 2018Emmy Awardson Sept. 17 as she continues to heal after a number of tragic events.“Given the events of the past couple of years, Ariana is going to take some much needed time to heal and mend,” Grande’s team said in a statement. “She will be staying close to home and using this period to spend time with her loved ones and work on new music without deadline. She thanks her fans for their understanding.”Splash NewsGrande’s fiancéPete Davidson, who is currently a cast member onSNL, also decided not attend despite his show winning for variety sketch series.The awards show came 10 days after Grande’s ex-boyfriend,Mac Miller,diedof an apparent overdose at 26 years old. She previously opened up aboutcoping with anxiety and PTSDafter a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured more than 500 in aterrorist attackat the Manchester show of her Dangerous Woman Tour in May of 2017.
Kanye Westto the rescue.
ForSaturday Night Live‘sseason premiere this weekend, the 41-year-old “All Mine” rapper will serve as the show’s musical guest.
While the Chicago native is no rookie when it comes to appearing on the show, his appearance on the premiere wasn’t in the original plans.
During this week’sOrigins With James Andrew Millerpodcast,SNL‘s producerLorne MichaelsexplainedAriana Grandewas their first choice.
“We had Ariana drop out for emotional reasons two days ago,” Michaels said during the interview, which was previously recorded. “And then Kanye stepped up, so he’ll be there,” Michaels added.
West wasconfirmed as the premiere’s musical gueston Sept. 17.
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In addition to dropping out ofSNL, Grande, 25,opted to skipthe 2018Emmy Awardson Sept. 17 as she continues to heal after a number of tragic events.
“Given the events of the past couple of years, Ariana is going to take some much needed time to heal and mend,” Grande’s team said in a statement. “She will be staying close to home and using this period to spend time with her loved ones and work on new music without deadline. She thanks her fans for their understanding.”
Splash News
Grande’s fiancéPete Davidson, who is currently a cast member onSNL, also decided not attend despite his show winning for variety sketch series.
The awards show came 10 days after Grande’s ex-boyfriend,Mac Miller,diedof an apparent overdose at 26 years old. She previously opened up aboutcoping with anxiety and PTSDafter a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured more than 500 in aterrorist attackat the Manchester show of her Dangerous Woman Tour in May of 2017.
source: people.com
