Saturday Night Live host Chris Rock mocked the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in his opening monologue, during which he compared the CEO to a drug dealer.
While the comedian offered his condolences for Thompson's family, he brought up how the situation reminded him of crime dramas such as "The Wire."
"[The suspect] actually killed a man, a man with a family. I have real condolences for the heath care CEO. I mean this is a real person. But you know, you also gotta go, sometimes, drug dealers get shot," Rock said on SNL.
Rock also addressed the internet's obsession with Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of shooting and killing CEO Brian Thompson. Following his arrest, photos of Mangione flooded the internet, leaving many swooning over his appearance.
"Everybody's fixated on how good-looking this guy looks," Rock said on the show. "If he looked like Jonah Hill, no one would care. They'd have given him the chair already. He'd be dead."
While Mangione has since been charged with second-degree murder, dozens of social media users have tried to offer him support, with many creating GoFundMes to support his legal defense.
Others have donned merch or created signs featuring the words "deny," "defend" and "depose," which were found engraved on the bullet casings used in the murder.
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