Sabrina Carpenter SNL Expletives Spark Debate

Sabrina Carpenter hosted and served as musical guest on Saturday Night Live on Oct. 18, performing “Manchild” and “Nobody’s Son” from her No. 1 album Man’s Best Friend. During a karate‑themed rendition of “Nobody’s Son” she twice sang the lyric “He sure f***ed me up,” which aired uncensored on NBC’s East Coast broadcast and on Peacock but was muted for West Coast viewers and later removed from online versions. The inconsistent censoring and the uncensored expletives prompted social‑media backlash and raised questions about SNL’s censorship policies and potential FCC consequences. Earlier in the episode a brief mic outage during a sketch led fans to accuse the show of “sabotage.” Carpenter used her opening monologue to address online criticism of her album cover, joking about the crop while promoting the record. The episode underscored Carpenter’s elevated pop profile as she promotes an album that debuted atop the Billboard 200.