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During her dual role as host and musical guest on the October 18 episode of "Saturday Night Live," Sabrina Carpenter performed her song "Nobody's Song" and included an uncensored expletive. The lyric "He sure fucked me up" was clearly delivered twice, without any audio bleep from NBC's standards department, both on the live East Coast broadcast and the Peacock simulcast.

This censorship failure seems to have resulted from a broadcast coordination issue. While the profanity aired clearly in the East, some West Coast viewers reported a brief audio dropout at the exact moment the word was sung. The performance, which concluded with a martial arts-themed stage setup, was Carpenter's second of the night, following her earlier performance of "Manchild."

Sabrina Carpenter, whose 2024 album "Short n' Sweet" debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, has a history of using strong language during high-profile televised appearances. While accepting the Best Album Award at the 2025 VMAs, she remarked, "This world, as we all know, can be so full of criticism and discrimination and negativity. So to get to be a part of something so often, more than not, that is something that can bring you light, make you smile, make you dance and make you feel like the world is your fucking oyster, I am so grateful, so grateful to do that." Her candidness has become a recognized feature of her artistic identity.

Unplanned profanity has a long and controversial history on "Saturday Night Live," a program that has been a staple of American late-night television since its 1975 debut under creator Lorne Michaels. The network and producers are typically vigilant about such slips, which can lead to substantial FCC penalties. A number of hosts, including Kristen Stewart, Sam Rockwell, and Ariana Grande, have accidentally used uncensored language during sketches or monologues, as have cast members like the late Norm Macdonald and Jenny Slate.

Musical performances on the show have also been a frequent source of headline-grabbing incidents. In 1996, NBC famously removed upside-down American flags from the amplifiers of the politically outspoken band Rage Against the Machine. Another notorious moment was Ashlee Simpson's 2004 performance malfunction, where a backing track was used after she experienced vocal problems earlier in the week. Media historian Dr. Lena Petrova observed, "These unscripted moments, while risky for the network, often become culturally defining, underscoring the raw, unrehearsed nature of the medium that audiences find so compelling." Such instances highlight the delicate balance between live television's spontaneity and the strictures of broadcast regulation.

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