What is among Saturday Night Live ’s most controversial moments could have had a happy ending. In an all new interview with Matthew Belloni of Puck News , SNL creator Lorne Michaels said he had planned to bring back Sinéad O’Connor for a performance during the SNL50 live special.

“If [O’Connor] were still alive, I would have asked her to sing that song,” Michaels said in reference to the performance of “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard. O’Connor, of course, passed away in July 2023.

For context, O’Connor’s banishment from SNL stems from her October 3, 1992 appearance. During a rousing performance of the Bob Marley gem “War,” O’Connor tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II, telling audiences worldwide to “fight the real enemy.” The incident caused

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