Mark Hamill Corrects ‘SNL’ on Luke and Leia ‘Incest’ Joke

Looks like Mark Hamill was additionally watching Eddie Murphy’s “Saturday Night Live” return this week, because the actor caught a “Star Wars” joke from “SNL” that he felt compelled to appropriate.

“Weekend Update” host Michael Che mentioned that there was some web outrage over a quick lesbian kiss scene on the finish of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” and he joked, alongside an image of Luke and Leia kissing, that it’s “pretty tame considering the first movie had incest.”

Hamill responded that it’s not truly incest in the event that they didn’t know they have been brother and sister but…proper?

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“WRONG! Since Luke & Leia were totally unaware that they were related in any way whatsoever-what they did was actually #Innocestuous,” Hamill mentioned jokingly in a tweet on Monday.

He additionally shared various steamy images of himself and Carrie Fisher from the movies to indicate that the whole lot is unquestionably actually above board right here. “Star Wars” followers know that Luke and Leia didn’t truly study they have been brother and sister till “Return of the Jedi.”

This wouldn’t be the primary time Hamill has joked about inadvertently kissing his on-screen sister. He’s used the identical #Innocestuous hashtag on not less than three separate events, which you’ll be able to see beneath.

But Hamill additionally addressed one other LGBTQ “Star Wars” second that goes past that lesbian kiss within the ninth movie. Ahead of “The Rise of Skywalker,” quite a lot of “Star Wars” followers had created some on-line fan fiction starring John Boyega’s Finn and Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron imagining a state of affairs the place the 2 characters are homosexual and in love.

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“Luke never met either Finn or Poe, so what they do behind closed doors I guess I’ll never know… But I would like to also note that love is love Whatever floats your boat. #LGBTerrific,” Hamill additionally mentioned on Monday in response to a tweet of Finn and Poe exhibiting off their bromance.

Check out Hamill’s tweets beneath:

SNL Weekend Update-“The new #StarWars shocked followers by that includes a homosexual kiss-which appears fairly tame contemplating the first film had incest” WRONG! Since Luke & Leia have been completely unaware that they have been associated in any manner whatsoever-what they did was truly #Innocestuous. ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/B4EnBr2OCv

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) December 30, 2019

Luke by no means met both Finn or Poe
So what they do behind closed doorways
I suppose I’ll by no means know…
But I wish to additionally notice that love is love
Whatever floats your boat.#LGBTerrific ???? https://t.co/swT1F1UsOG

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) December 30, 2019

Judging by this picture, TOO late.#IgnoranceIsBlissButNoExcuse ???? #Innocestuous ???? https://t.co/gDR3FU3BSk

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) May 5, 2019

The second I spotted I kissed my sister.#Innocestuous https://t.co/8TdlRq2Dw4

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) May 14, 2019

Luke’s expression when he realized Leia was his sister. ????
Their ignorance = #Innocestuous https://t.co/vv0eUwmKHz

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) November 29, 2018