The Oscar frontrunner for “The Brutalist” told Vulture that it was his idea to play a Jamaican man — dreads, exaggerated accent, and all — while introducing the show’s actually-Jamaican musical guest Sean Paul. The pitch didn’t go over super well and the live moment landed with a thud.

Now, if you clicked on that video, you might've noticed its title: " Adrien Brody Getting Banned From SNL." Adrien has indeed not been invited back to host since then — and given the notorious control freak tendencies of SNL creator Lorne Michaels, many have long assumed that his ill-advised improvising got him blacklisted from the show for good.