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‘SNL’ Star Bowen Yang Calls Aimee Lou Wood’s Backlash to ‘White Lotus’ Spoof ‘Completely Valid’: ‘Parody Can Go Too Far Sometimes’

'SNL' star Bowen Yang said Aimee Lou Wood's response to the sketch show's 'White Lotus' parody was 'completely valid.'

“ Saturday Night Live ” cast member Bowen Yang is siding with Aimee Lou Wood after the “White Lotus” star took offense to her portrayal on the late-night sketch show. In a sit down with Extra, Yang said that it was “completely valid” for Wood to react how she did to “The White POTUS” sketch and that feelings can often take the back seat when comedians parody popular culture. “The White POTUS” sketch, which aired April 12, was targeted mostly at Donald Trump and his constituents as tariffs hit the global economy.

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