Leslie Jones of “Saturday Night Live” and the new “Ghostbusters” has been busy taking snaps of her TV during the Olympics and live-tweeting her delirious excitement.
Her occasionally comedic and profane takes captured the attention of NBC, her SNL employer and Rio broadcaster.
As Business Insider noted: “Jim Bell, the executive producer of the Olympic Games in Rio, even tweeted at Jones to invite the star. She immediately accepted, saying that she would ‘have the whole Olympics pumped.'”
USA Today added: “NBC says the slaying will commence Friday, when she’ll attend swimming, track and field, gymnastics and beach volleyball events. The invite came after a wave of backlash to comments made by hosts during the first few days of competition, and a call for more of a focus on the sports. And Jones is certainly focused on the sports.”
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RIO BOUND BABY USA! USA!! pic.twitter.com/Gkaxr2UOPl
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) August 8, 2016
Olympic update for @Lesdoggg – today after training we had ribs and chicken. Yo, u gotta get down here! #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/kqTvlwPSEn
— John Nunn (@johnnywalker04) August 9, 2016
Leslie Jones is heading to Rio for Olympic commentary and Twitter will never be the same: https://t.co/qBURGGnHkW pic.twitter.com/wxFX9BMY7B
— E! News (@enews) August 9, 2016
Good news! Olympic superfan Leslie Jones (@lesdoggg) is coming to Rio!: https://t.co/JEU1aek76X pic.twitter.com/YJbFPuZvJH
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 9, 2016