Despite speculation that new Saturday Night Live cast member Jenny Slate would be fired for dropping the F bomb on the show’s season premiere (see video), NBC said there is “no truth to firing conjecture.”
“She will not be fired, ” said spokeswoman Sharon Pannozzo.
Slate’s slip of the tongue occured during a skit with castmate Kristen Wiig and host Megan Fox, called, “Biker Chick Chat.”
It was clear from the SNL rookie’s reaction that the swear word was an accident.
The show aired live on the East Coast, but producers censored the slip-up for West Coast airings, raplacing the F word with “freakin.”