‘SNL’ Musical Guest Had Meltdown Over Weekend Update Joke

NBC / Rosalind O'Connor/NBC via Getty Saturday Night Live staffers were “scared,” according to TMZ , after musical guest Cardi B had a meltdown over a “Weekend Update” joke about rapper foe Nicki Minaj. Minaj, the Trinidadian rapper who became Trump’s celebrity bestie this year, has drawn ridicule for aligning herself with the president—a fact that “Update” anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che intended to capitalize on by joking about the new alliance on the show. Cardi B, apparently miffed just by the mention of Minaj, reportedly had a meltdown during the dress rehearsal for her January 31 episode after hearing the quip, according to the site’s sources. Read more at The Daily Beast.