Adrien Brody breaks silence over ‘SNL’ ban rumours after accent controversy

Adrien Brody has cleared the air about his future on Saturday Night Live.

Despite the speculation about him getting banned from the show, the 51-year-old explained that he doesn’t think he has been forbidden and joked that in case he has, no one has told him yet. 

He took home the award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture, for The Brutalist, at Sunday’s Golden Globes, and clarified that in an interview with Vulture that he was never officially banned. 

"But I also have never been invited back on," he jokingly said.

"So, I don’t know what to tell you."

Brody hosted an episode of the NBC sketch show in May 2003, which sparked controversy when he wore a dreadlock wig and used a Jamaican accent while introducing musical guest Sean Paul.

Rumours of his ban from SNL have circulated ever since and resurfaced after he won a Golden Globe accolade.

The actor further shared that it was his own concept, but the costume was provided by the show.

"They were all literally agape from me pitching," he stated.

"I think Lorne Michaels, SNL creator, wasn’t happy with me embellishing a bit, but they allowed me to," he added.