Lana Del Rey declined to be featured in SNL music documentary

[Elle 124,203]

Lana Del Rey has declined to be featured in upcoming documentary 'Ladies & Gentlemen...50 Years of SNL Music' following the director's request.

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Oscar-winning filmmaker Questlove, the director of the upcoming Saturday Night Live [SNL] music documentary 'Ladies & Gentlemen...50 Years of SNL Music', stated that he reached out to Lana Del Rey in hopes to have her be featured in the documentary to discuss the negative critisim received for her performance on SNL in 2012.

He said, "I wanted to reach out to anyone that’s ever caught bullets for a performance, and so instantly I reached out to both Lana Del Rey and to Ashlee Simpson. Both, understandably, not knowing what kind of storyteller I am, declined, and I get it. 'This is something I want to put behind me. I don’t want to be known as the person that messed up on SNL.' I think if I just pressed harder and gave them the 'my aim is true' standpoint, maybe I could have pushed a little further, but I understood."

Lana Del Rey recently alluded to her infamous SNL performance through her Coachella billboard which stated "Has Anyone Else Died For You?" with an image of a cross alongside the text "Lana Del Rey SNL Jan 14 2012" printed on the lower right corner.

The documentary is set to premiere on Monday, January 27th at 8/7c on NBC, and will be available to stream the following day on Peacock. The three-hour special broadcast event includes a look back at some of the show's 900+ musical guests and promises "untold stories behind the culture-defining, groundbreaking, and news-making musical performances, sketches, and cameos of the past 50 years."

 

 

 

[Dark Angel 205,099]

[Nobody 21,661]

fair enough

[ChestFuckingRockwell 65]

I wasn't a fan when that took place, but I will say her performance wasn't any worse than the comedy itself. SNL has sucked since the early 90s. Will Ferrel was probably the only bright spot in there. 

[ivory almond 17,059]

2 minutes ago, ChestFuckingRockwell said:

I wasn't a fan when that took place, but I will say her performance wasn't any worse than the comedy itself. SNL has sucked since the early 90s. Will Ferrel was probably the only bright spot in there. 

2014-2019 was literally my fav SNL era

[Lanaparadiserey 24,419]

Lana can be so boring…

[ChaoticLipster 24,842]

I think they should axe SNL it’s so dated…I don’t find the sketches that funny either.  It’s time to go after 50 years.

[White Hot 4Ever 588]

17 minutes ago, Elle said:

I wanted to reach out

but i never said a thing

[DeadSeaOfMercury 23,902]

I like SNL,

 

[honeymoon is alive 23,565]

i would love to hear what she would say about it but i understand her side too 

[Waimea Bay 10,908]

Good for her

You want me to do WHAT?!

For WHO?!

[dollanganger 5,263]

[That Venice Bitch 29,404]

For selfish reasons I would’ve liked to see it but oh well 

 

38 minutes ago, ChaoticLipster said:

I think they should axe SNL it’s so dated…I don’t find the sketches that funny either.  It’s time to go after 50 years.

 

It’ll end once Lorne croaks I’m sure

[Genesee 6,664]

i mean, why would she want to be ridiculed all over again? i get it 

[Veinsineon 78,435]

As she should

[baddisease 18,193]

That's because she had one of the worst performances on it of all time lol.

[ShadesOfFool 20,317]

Her performance was trash but they’re def dragging it. like it was, what, 12 years ago? 

[Honeymoonwitch 2,008]

You know what good for her. Why should she even do it lol 

[ChestFuckingRockwell 65]

Redemption. Being able to laugh at yourself is probably the rarest currency that exists. And she's one of the rarest artists I've ever had the pleasure to take audience to. But that's not for anyone but her to decide. 

[lizzyology 7,157]

Ashlee Simpson, you will always be my spirit animal 😭