‘SNL UK’ Cold Open: Melania Trump’s Epstein Statement Parodied By The Brits

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SNL UK cold opened with comic Emma Sidi as Melania Trump reassuring BBQers in a borough of south London that she definitely isn’t buddies with disgraced pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

In an echo of the First Lady’s unexpected press statement this week, Sidi mimicked: “Never have I ever been friends with billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.”

“But what are you doing in a garden in Croydon?,” asked bemused BBQers played by Al Nash, Annabel Marlow and Jack Shep.

“I’m here to stop you nasty people spreading rumors about me,” pouted Melania. “We weren’t doing that, we weren’t even talking about you,” retorted the BBQers.

When invited to play a game of truth or dare, Melania won’t let the Epstein subject drop: “How dare you accuse me of female friendship with short-haired sex-trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell…”

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