The Slap was mentioned again and again (and again) throughout the show.
again and again throughout the show, from the cold open and opening monologue to"Weekend Update" and a parody sketch.
"I did see slap, I enjoyed slap," said James Austin Johnson as Trump, before launching into a rant about Smith's 2005 romantic comedy,"Hitch." Host Jerrod Carmichael acknowledged the incident in his monologue, too, making it clear he was sick of the endless discourse after a week.
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