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Katie Britt Thought It Was “Awesome” That Scarlett Johansson Played Her; Ted Cruz, However, Didn’t Like How Aidy Bryant Once Impersonated Him


Katie Britt Thought It Was "Awesome" That Scarlett Johansson Played Her; Ted Cruz, However, Didn't Like How Aidy Bryant Once Impersonated Him

Sen. Katie Britt may have been the butt of the joke on Saturday Night Live over the weekend but the freshman politician from Alabama found it “awesome” that Scarlett Johansson played her in the Cold Open. While talking with with Sen. Ted Cruz on his podcast Wednesday, Britt said she was “pretty pumped” at the site of Johansson in her green shirt and diamond crucifix necklace. Cruz used the conversation to remind listeners that he, too, has been impersonated “a bunch of times” on SNL — but not by a “hot” actor like Johansson, or even Tom Cruise.

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