SNL Recap: Dakota Johnson Jokes About Being Labeled “Nepo Baby.”
Dakota Johnson and the Saturday evening live comedy group Please Don't Destroy understands that they are so-called 'fake babies' – and were not afraid to share their status during the Saturday, January 27 episode.
Johnson, 34, hosted the second SNL episode of the year, in which she took time to roast show writers Ben Marshall, Martin Herlihy And John Higginss in one of their Please Don't Destroy videos.
“What does it feel like to be even remotely viral Taylor Swift video she ever had?” Johnson asked the trio, referring to the 34-year-old pop star, calling them “three sad virgins” in a 2021 musical sketch featuring Pete Davidson.
After talking about each other's careers, Higgins, 28, made a dig about Johnson's 2023 film Daddy.
“Is 'Daddio' the one you called to get your job?” she replied nonchalantly, referring to John's father: Show tonight announcer Steve Higgins.
John replied, “Do you want to do the parent thing?”
Dakota Johnson.
Rosalind O'Connor/NBCDakota, in turn, also has famous parents. She is the daughter of actors Melanie Griffith And Don Johnsonas well as the stepdaughter of Antonio Banderas. (Dakota's grandmother Tippi Hendren is also a famous actress.) Despite being a so-called “fake baby,” Dakota didn't want to address her family in the sketch.
“No, not really,” she said. “Nepo truce?”
John and Martin, the son of the former SNL producer Tim Herlihy, agreed as they repeated the phrase “Nepo Truce” and showed off matching rings. Dakota carried a coordinating stone and touched hers to John and Martin's.
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“A foot in the door and so much more,” they chanted as Marshall, who doesn't have parents who work in Hollywood, tried to join in.
“I hate it when you guys do that,” 29-year-old Marshall joked as they pushed his jewelless hand away.
The truce seemingly worked as Martin was ready to let bygones be bygones.
“I don't know why we insult each other,” said 25-year-old Martin. “Overall, I'm a big fan of yours. like, I loved Bigger splash …is that what you hoped it would do at the box office?
Dakota has previously opened up about her Hollywood privilege as the daughter of famous stars.
“My life has been incredibly happy and privileged, and the life I lived growing up was remarkable – the places I went and how we lived and what we were able to experience,” the Mrs. Web actress said Vanity fair in June 2022. “But we also struggled with internal family dynamics and situations and events that are so traumatic.”
Dakota's parents divorced in 1994, but both lived with her SNL afterparty on Saturday next to Banderas.
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