“I don’t know what to tell you” — Adrien Brody on whether or not he was banned from SNL for his controversial Jamaican accent in a 2003 skit

Adrien Brody's 2003 episode of Saturday Night Live was so controversial that audiences thought he was banned from the sketch comedy show. The Brutalist star won Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama at the Golden Globes. In a recent interview with Vulture, he clarified that he was never issued a formal ban.

The May 10, 2003, episode was hosted by Brody where he was seen wearing a wig of dreadlocks and spoke in an exaggerated Jamaican accent as he introduced guest Sean Paul who was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Adrien claimed that SNL had provided him with the costume and watched the dress rehearsal, and added that the producers were "agape" at his ideas for the show including the Jamaican bit.

"I think Lorne (Michaels, SNL creator) wasn't happy with me embellishing a bit, but they allowed me to. I thought that was a safe space to do that, weirdly."

When Variety asked Brody if he was banned from the show, he denied the rumors saying,

"But I also have never been invited back on so I don't know what to tell you."

After winning the Golden Globes award on December 6, Adrien Brody mentioned that "it's been years" and decades and added that he has had a long life and career and "a lot of peaks and a lot of valleys."

More about Adrien Brody's role as Laszlo Toth in The Brutalist

Adrien Brody plays the role of Laszlo Toth, a Hungarian-Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor who migrates to America following World War II and starts working for a rich but hot-headed man looking to build a community center. The film is a three-and-a-half-hour historical drama and spans almost four decades.

The actor dedicated the win to his family saying,

"You know, this story is really the character's journey, is very reminiscent of my mother's and ancestor's journey of fleeing war and coming to this great country.

Adrien Brody's mother Sylvia Plachy migrated to the US and moved to New York in the 50s after she fled Budapest during the Hungarian Revolution.

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"I owe so much to my mother and my grandparents for their sacrifice, and although I do not know fully how to express all of the challenges that you have faced and experienced, and the many people who have struggled immigrating to this country, I hope that this work stands to lift you up a bit and to give you a voice."

The actor added that he's "so grateful" and will "cherish this moment forever."

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