WATCH: Woody Harrelson’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Monologue About COVID Sparks Debate, Elon Musk Chimes In

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Woody Harrelson’s opening monologue during “Saturday Night Live,” where he referenced the COVID-19 pandemic and collaboration between the medical industry and the government to push vaccines, has sparked backlash online. And Twitter CEO Elon Musk chimed in on the discussion.

Closing out the segment, Harrelson talks about a film pitch that included one of the “craziest script” he’s read, which included the “biggest drug cartels” forcing people to remain in their homes unless they agreed to take and keep taking their drugs.

“So the movie goes like this,” the actor explained. “The biggest drug cartels in the world get together and buy up all the media and all the politicians and force all the people in the world to stay locked in their homes. And people can only come out if they take the cartel’s drugs and keep taking them over and over.”

“I threw the script away. I mean, who was going to believe that crazy idea? Being forced to do drugs? I do that voluntarily all day,” he joked.

The comments were deemed “anti-vax” or “vax conspiracies” by media outlets.

Several social media users, many agreeing with the actor, weighed in on the conversation.

“So based. Nice work,” Musk chimed in.

In another tweet, Musk said the comments were spot on.

“Get ready for meltdowns,” one Twitter user warned.

“Maybe they [media outlets] don’t realize that their propaganda is wrong?” Musk replied.

Harrelson, who described himself as a “redneck hippie,” also touched on political division during his monologue.

“You know, the red in me thinks you should be allowed to own guns. The blue in me thinks – squirt guns. So, I’m red and blue which makes purple. I’m purple,” he said.

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“The reason I like herb more than alcohol is because it makes me feel good, no hangovers and I never wake up covered in blood,” he added.

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Musk tweeted, “So based. Nice work @nbcsnl!”

Musk tweeted an emoji of a target in response to media outlets branding the monologue as “anti-vax” or “vax conspiracies.”

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