Jorma Taccone on Kevin Spacey: Uncomfortable SNL Days

0:00On April 27, Jorma Takone from the Lonely Island crew just dropped a real talk moment about his SNL days. Back when they were cranking out those viral digital shorts from 2005 to 2011, he worked with tons of hosts. But on a recent podcast, the 49-year-old said, Kevin Spacey was the one he wasn't hyped for, straight up felt uncomfortable around him during. His hosting gig. Spacey hosted Saturday Night Live once, right in that era when the show was blending internet vibes with live sketches. Takone didn't spill more details, but it hits different knowing Spacey's history. The two-time Oscar winner got hit with sexual misconduct accusations starting in 2017, which tanked his Hollywood run. He denied everything, and courts back to him up cleared in a $40 million civil suit in 2022 by actor Anthony Rap, and acquitted on nine charges from four men in a London trial the next year. Still, last month he settled out of court with three more guys of her claims from 2000 to 2013.

1:03Meanwhile, Tina Fey chimed in back in 2022 at a comedy fest, sharing her own awkward run-in. She said Spacey tried hitting on her at an SNL after-party years before his coming out amid the scandals, called it a weird performance she couldn't quite figure. Spacey's team hasn't hit back on Takone's comments yet, but these stories keep resurfacing, reminding us how past vibes on set can echo loud even after illegal wins. That's the story for today. Entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.