Reese Witherspoon revealed why it took her 14 years to return to the Saturday Night Live stage.

Witherspoon hosted the first episode the show returned after the 9/11 terror attacks on New York City. “I would give that zero stars. Do not recommend,” the Oscar and Emmy-award winning actress said of the experience on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast. The country and the city were still reeling from the tragic event, and all eyes would be on the show to see how or if they’d address it. Witherspoon said, “It was just too much responsibility for a 24-year-old girl.”

Witherspoon said that SNL boss Lorne Michaels talked her into not backing out from the episode. “Lorne Michaels called me and he said, ‘I really need you to show up. I really, really need this. Rudy Giuliani’s gonna be here. A

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