SNL courts controversy, picking Elon Musk to host – Los Angeles Times
Famously temperamental billionaire Elon Musk will host “Saturday Night Live” on May 8 with Miley Cyrus as musical guest, NBC announced Saturday.
The Tesla CEO and SpaceX chief designer made other news in recent days as one of his SpaceX spacecrafts launched from Florida carrying four vaccinated astronauts, docking a day later at the International Space Station. The launch, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, marked the third crewed launch for Musk’s company.
Musk is the first “SNL” host from outside the realm of entertainment since NFL player J.J. Watt’s appearance last year. Given the Tesla exec’s penchant for making controversial statements about everything from his own company’s stock price to COVID-19 lockdowns, he will likely be the most scrutinized host of the long-running late-nig...