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SNL Cast Member Chloe Fineman Is Under Fire For Admitting She Pantsed A Little Boy

Vanity Fair removed parts of the clip after viewers criticized Fineman’s account of being fired for pantsing a 6-year-old boy.

  • Saturday Night Live star Chloe Fineman faces backlash after a Vanity Fair video released on March 31 featured her describing being fired as a teenage camp counselor for "pantsing" a six-year-old boy.
  • During a "How Well They Know Each Other" game, Fineman claimed she pulled the child's pants down as retaliation because he repeatedly lifted her shirt during hugs, describing the context as happening in "a different time."
  • Castmates including Ashley Padilla and Mikey Day appeared visibly stunned during the segment, while viewers criticized the appropriateness of the story, with some describing her actions as "sexual assault."
  • Vanity Fair reportedly edited the original video to remove Padilla's reaction saying "Oh, honey, I think you're on a list somewhere" and Fineman's specific explanation, though the unedited version continues circulating online.
  • Fineman has not issued a public response as of now, and the edited video remains available on Vanity Fair's official channels while social media discussions persist.
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Chloe Fineman, star of Saturday Night Live (SNL) is in the eye of the hurricane after confessing that she lowered the pants of a 6-year-old boy who was not wearing underwear - when she worked as a camp monitor in adolescence. The American actress and comedian, who joined the cast of the famous TV sketch show in 2019, recently participated in an interview with Vanity Fair with fellow castmen Mikey Day, Sarah Sherman, Ashley Padilla, Jane Wickline…

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SNL’s Chloe Fineman facing backlash over story about ‘pantsing’ six-year-old boy

‘It was a different time!’ she exclaimed

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