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Jenna Bush Hager slams Shane Gillis’ ‘SNL’ monologue as backlash against comedian piles up: ‘It’s not OK’

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Jenna Bush Hager, a co-host on Today, criticized comedian Shane Gillis for comments he made during his debut monologue on Saturday Night Live (SNL) about women at gyms. Bush Hager said it "perpetuates" negative cultural attitudes toward women and urged people to stop commenting on how women look. She emphasized that such remarks are not acceptable if her husband were to make them, indicating they would be unacceptable behavior. The segment also featured Sheinelle Jones, another co-host who usually takes a more lenient stance towards comedians but felt the word "whore" was particularly problematic. Jones noted she understands what kind of shorts Gillis might have been referring to, and encouraged women to feel proud about their bodies just as men do. This controversy followed extensive backlash against Gillis after his debut on SNL in early October 2026.

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“This perpetuates what is happening in our culture where people are commenting on women’s looks ad nauseam … and it’s not OK,” she told co-host Sheinelle Jones. asserted

she → perpetuate → Jones

“If we want to be good role models for our children, stop talking about the way women look, period,” Bush Hager, 44, added. asserted

Hager → want → way

The journalist emphasized that she would “be disgusted” if her husband, Henry Chase, “talked like that about someone,” which “he wouldn’t.” asserted

he → emphasize → someone

Elsewhere in the segment, Jones, 48, gave her perspective on Gillis’ remarks, saying that she usually is “more lenient” with comedians, but “the word ‘whore'” challenged her. “I know exactly what shorts he’s talking about,” Jones explained, sharing that her friends encourage her to wear similar types. asserted

friends → give → types

“I think when you say the word ‘whores,’ I think it feels almost derogatory … it feels mean,” she continued. asserted

she → think → word

“Guys walk around without shirts on at the gym all the time, and they are proud of their bodies, so if the guy can be proud of his body, let the girl be proud of her body.” asserted

girl → walk → body

The TV host chimed in on the controversy after Gillis, 38, received extensive backlash while talking about women at the gym on “SNL” over the weekend. asserted

Gillis → chime → weekend

“I haven’t been to the gym in so long, I didn’t realize women just dressed like whores now,” he said, describing their shorts as “wrinkles [that] go around the cheeks and all combine at the butthole.” asserted

that → realize → butthole

“And don’t look, you’re not allowed to look,” the stand-up comedian joked. asserted

comedian → look → ?

“For real, don’t look because they are filming. asserted

they → look → ?

I’m in the background of about 10 TikToks right now.” asserted

I → ’m → TikToks

The remarks led several celebrities to speak out against Gillis, including fellow comedian and actor Dan Levy. asserted

remarks → lead → Levy

“Women wearing short shorts to the gym does not make them whores,” the “Schitt’s Creek” star said in an Instagram video. asserted

star → wear → video

“It makes the men calling them whores misogynists. asserted

men → make → them

“SNL” alum Ego Nwodim also took to her Instagram Stories to respond to the comments, referring to herself as a “whore reporting for duty” while wearing workout clothes. asserted

Nwodim → take → clothes

Jenna Bush Hager slams Shane Gillis’ ‘SNL’ monologue as backlash against comedian piles up: ‘It’s not OK’

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