'SNL' spoofs Kanye West's rejection by Skechers, Peloton, TJ Maxx - USA TODAY

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Jack Harlow was the rapper hosting and performing on "Saturday Night Live," but Kanye West was omnipresent on Saturday's satirical sketch show.

During the "Weekend Update" segment, host Colin Jost fired at the antithetic companies who person severed ties with the star, present known arsenic Ye, following his caller antisemitic remarks.

“Is it conscionable maine oregon did fractional of the companies that dropped Kanye dependable fake?” Jost asked. "I saw the headline, ‘TJ Maxx cuts ties with Kanye.' I was like, 'Did Kanye cognize helium works for TJ Maxx?' 

"Also, unless we already subordinate you with Kanye, you didn’t person to denote that you were cutting ties. We didn’t request Peloton to announce, ‘We’re nary longer playing Kanye’s music.’ Thanks, Peloton, present we tin remainder casual knowing we won’t perceive ‘Gold Digger’ portion we person a heart onslaught connected your bike."

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Jost said helium was looking guardant to different antithetic firm responses to West. 

“Dippin’ Dots will no longer enactment with … Scrub Daddy is cutting each ties … TCBY volition discontinue their ‘Watch the Cone' menu," Jost said.

But the oddest institution was Goodwill cutting ties, "which is someway real," said Jost of the foundation organization. "They volition nary longer judge donations of Kanye's clothing."

"That's ironic since Kanye has mislaid capable wealth that he mightiness request them," helium added.

Skechers' effect to Ye sojourn earns fake 'SNL' advertisement

Another "SNL" sketch leaned into Skechers' corporate response to the West controversy. On Wednesday, the shoe company said successful a connection that Ye "arrived unannounced and without invitation" to 1 of the company's Los Angeles offices and was escorted from the gathering by 2 Skechers executives.

“Here astatine Skechers, we pridefulness ourselves connected 2 things: making stylish, comfy shoes astatine an affordable terms and having zero tolerance for antisemitism,” a Skechers typical played by Cecily Strong said successful the fake "SNL" advertisement.

Strong's enforcement noted that the company was appalled by West’s “horrific comments. And we vowed not to enactment with him successful immoderate capacity."  

She past added, "But can we besides constituent out, that of each companies helium could’ve approached and get rejected by, helium chose Skechers."

"It took Adidas truthful galore days to determine not to enactment with him. He walked successful and we were, like, 'Bye-bye, door,' " Strong’s quality added, name-checking the #SkechersHeroes hashtag. "I'm arrogant to enactment for Skechers, erstwhile is the past clip I said that?"

A Skechers typical played by Bowen Yang said, "We would ne'er spouse with him. ... Thanks but nary thanks, Kanye."

"But I’m definite Kanye volition find a morally dubious institution to enactment with instead," helium added.

The fake advertisement ended with Mike Lindell (James Austin Johnson) announcing a MyPillow collaboration with West "effective immediately."

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