Natalie Portman Defends the Star Wars Prequels in Foul-Mouthed SNL Rap

(Note: I’m going to quote the lyrics here, and they are sexually explicit.)

Twelve years after her first foul-mouthed Saturday Night Live rap with Andy Samberg, Natalie Portman returned to host with another equally explicit sketch. This time around, however, she briefly appeared in her Queen Amidala makeup to defend the prequels.

As with the original Portman rap from 2006, this one opens with the premise of a cushy celebrity interview. Portman promises that she’s “matured a lot” since her last interview, but she soon drops right into her 2006 persona. She delivers lines like, “Tide pods the only fucking thing I snack on, black out and go motherfucking Black Swan,” and “My man dance but he’s not a ballerino. Yeah, he twinkle his toes, but he give me good D, though.”

Beck Bennett, playing the interviewer, eventually asks Portman if she has seen the new Star Wars movies, saying “They’re really good. They’re much better than—”

“Better than what?” Portman snaps.

The scene then cuts to Portman in full Queen Amidala makeup and hair. “Say something about the motherfucking prequels, bitch,” she raps. “Say something fucking nice about Jar Jar Binks. Now kiss him right on his 17 dicks, while I sit down on your face and take a shit.”

Near the end of the interview, Bennett asks Portman, “Do you think those Time’s Up pins have had the impact that you were hoping for?” In response, she slams the pin into his forehead and asks, “How’s that for impact?” before tossing him out the window.

Now, obviously the underlying premise of these “haha rap is violent and explicit” sketches is plenty problematic, particularly when we consider the actual incredibly diverse spectrum of emotions and styles that you can find in rap music. But personally, the image of Padmé come back from the dead to shout at prequels haters did make me laugh.

What’d you all think, though?

(Via The Daily Beast; image: screengrab)

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