Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
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Che, who has been on the NBC sketch series since 2013, was asked by Laura Jarrett about his Instagram Story from earlier in the week, which referenced how Gillis’ monologue would impact his press tour for his new comedy special.
asserted
monologue → ask → special
wonder what every questions gonna be about 🙄…” Che, 43, wrote, adding, “Thanks a lot shane.”
asserted
Che → wonder → what
Jarrett, 42, asked Che about the monologue — which included disparaging remarks about female gym-goers — and “the pushback” Gillis has gotten.
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Gillis → ask → goers
“That’s comedy,” Che replied.
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Che → ’ → ?
“It’s like, you think it’s funny and then some people don’t.”
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people → ’ → ?
When Jarrett questioned Che if he “laughed” at Gillis’ comments, he replied, “I was at cue cards, actually, thinking about what I was going to say that was going to make people upset, so I didn’t even see it until, like, the next day.”
asserted
I → question → day
Jarrett then asked Che what he thought of the monologue when he saw it, and after a long, awkward pause, he responded, “I didn’t think about it honestly.”
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I → ask → it
Che went on to explain that not everyone who works on the show sees the monologue scripts beforehand, and noted he prefers to focus on his and Colin Jost’s beloved “Weekend Update” segment.
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he → go → segment
Gillis, 38, has been facing intense backlash for his comments about women during his monologue on Saturday.
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Gillis → face → Saturday
“I haven’t been to the gym in so long, I didn’t realize women just dressed like whores now,” he said to a mix of laughs and groans from the live audience.
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he → realize → audience
Gillis described the gymwear as ones with “wrinkles [that] go around the cheeks and all combine at the butthole.”
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all → describe → butthole
He added, “You’re not allowed to look.
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You → add → ?
For real, don’t look, because they are filming.
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they → look → ?
I’m in the background of about 10 TikToks right now.
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I → ’m → TikToks
In her next Instagram Story, she snapped a picture of her breakfast, writing, “Getting my 30 grams of protein in after heauxing.”
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she → snap → heauxing
Cecily Strong, who was on the show from 2012 to 2022, similarly trolled Gillis by showing off her “new slutty ass orange shoes and rainbow socks” for Pilates.
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who → troll → Pilates
“Might sell sex on the way not sure,” she added.
uncertain
she → sell → way
Meanwhile, “Today” co-host Jenna Bush Hager slammed Gillis’ monologue on Tuesday, telling the audience that she would be “disgusted” if her husband, Henry Hager, ever spoke about someone that way.
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husband → slam → someone
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