Scarlett Johansson skewered Ivanka Trump on SNL in a biting sketch that mocked the first daughter and President Trump’s perceived favorite child.
Slipping into character with an easy sensual assuredness, Johansson waltzed her way through a fake perfume ad with the cutting name of ‘Complicit’.
Sold as a fragrance ‘For the woman who could stop all of this but won’t’, the skit lanced Ivanka for alleged hypocrisy in claiming to support a liberal agenda while standing next to her father as he follows another course.
Scarlett Johansson impersonated Ivanka Trump on SNL Saturday night in the first time that they have openly poked fun at the first daughter on the show
Appearing in a spoof of a perfume commercial, Johansson walked through a lavish ballroom as all heads turned to see
Johansson appeared on the show just days after filing for divorce from her husband Romain Dauriac.
During the glossy sketch, Johansson walked through a lavish ballroom as all heads turned to see.
This was not her first time acting in a fragrance commercial. In 2014 Johansson was the face of a Dolce and Gabbana’s perfume campaign for ‘The One’.
A stereo-typically deep voice-over introduced her: ‘Every man knows her name, every woman knows her face. When she walks into a room, all eyes are on her, she’s Ivanka.
‘She’s beautiful, she’s powerful, she’s complicit.’
The commentary continued: ‘A feminist, an advocate, a champion for women, but.. like.. how…
‘She’s loyal, devoted, but probably should’ve bounced after the whole access Hollywood bus thing.’
This referred to her father’s infamous ‘p****gate’ incident when he traded boorish stories of 𝑠e𝑥ual conquest with Billy Bush.
Johansson’s Ivanka then stared at herself in a mirror as she applied lipstick, seeing Baldwin’s Trump reflected back to her with the commentary ‘She doesn’t crave the spotlight, but we see her, oh how we see her.’
Johansson’s Ivanka then stared at herself in a mirror as she applied lipstick
She saw Baldwin’s Trump reflected back to her to the commentary ‘She doesn’t crave the spotlight, but we see her, oh how we see her.’
The fake ad continued with the tagline ‘The fragrance for the woman who could stop all this, but won’t.’
Sketch writers also took one last shot at her towards the end, with the voice over saying: ‘When she watches Titanic she thinks she’s Rose, (but) sorry girl, you’re Billy Zane.’
And just in case viewers forget about Trump’s equally ‘complicit’ counterpart, the skit tacks on one last punch: ‘Also available in a cologne for Jared.’
The fake ad continued with the tagline ‘The fragrance for the woman who could stop all this, but won’t’
Sketch writers also took one last shot at her towards the end, with the voice over saying: ‘When she watches titanic she thinks she’s rose, sorry girl, you’re Billy Zane’
This was Johansson’s second appearance as the First Daughter. She first played Ivanka in 2007, when she impersonated the image of Ivanka as millionaire Trump’s favorite spoiled daughter.
This sketch received the most attention online late Saturday night, with ‘Complicit’ becoming a trending topic close to midnight.
Viewers who made comments on Twitter had a lot to say, with some obviously loving the skit, while others found it ‘stupid’.
Viewers who made comments on Twitter had a lot to say, with some obviously loving the sketch, while others found it ‘stupid’
However, possibly the most spot on reaction was from one Twitter user, who suggested that this shot at Ivanka was SNL’s latest attempt to goad the President into tweeting a reaction to the television show
However, possibly the most spot on reaction was from one Twitter user, who suggested that this shot at Ivanka was SNL’s latest attempt to goad the President into tweeting a reaction to the television show.
Until recently the President often took to Twitter after an episode of the comedy show where they were particularly cruel to him to share his opinions about it being ‘unfunny’.
He has been uncharacteristically quiet as of late, and SNL’s sketch writers could be attempting to draw a reaction.
The fake ad was the first time that the show has torn into the First Daughter since her father took office in January