Who says tweeting won’t get you anywhere?
Leslie Jones’ enthusiasm for the Olympics has been so infectious that her social media magic reached the higher-ups at NBC, who invited her to help cover the festivities live from Brazil!
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The “Ghostbusters” actress shared her unwavering excitement on Twitter, announcing that she was heading to the Olympics.
Jones’ road to Rio began when Mike Shoemaker, an Emmy-award winner producer who has worked on NBC shows like “Saturday Night Live” and “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”, brought her to the attention of NBC Olympics’ executive producer, Jim Bell, who was quickly won over by the “Ghostbusters” star.
“@shoemakermike OK @Lesdoggg you’re officially invited to Rio. Want to come?” Bell tweeted, to which Jones replied, “@jfb @shoemakermike hmmmm don’t play cause y’all need me! I would have the whole Olympics pumped!!”
We’ll take either. America!
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While we can’t wait for Jones to get to Rio, she’s already earned a gold medal for live-tweeting in our book!
The “SNL” star has made a triumphant return to Twitter since briefly leaving the social media app last month after being subjected to hateful, racist harassment. Find out more about that difficult time in the video below.
