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Your support makes all the difference.Saturday Night Live (SNL) has said goodbye to Melissa McCarthy’s portrayal of Sean Spicer after his resignation as White House press secretary.
The show paid tribute to “Spicey”, with a hilarious montage of some of McCarthy’s best moments in the role.
McCarthy’s portrayal of the former press secretary received acclaim from fans across the globe, with many taking to social media to express their disappointment it has now come to an end.
The show marked the end of the character and posted a video montage on Twitter with the caption “Spicey out”.
Mr Spicer had a difficult relationship with the media and after a tumultuous start to the year he became a national target of ridicule.
He had previously spoken out about his portrayal on SNL and said McCarthy had gone “over the line”.
“There were a couple of parts that were funny but there was a lot of it that was over the line. It wasn’t funny. It was stupid or silly or malicious,” he said on Fox News.
Mr Spicer resigned suddenly from his White House post, citing concern with Donald Trump's decision to hire Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director.
"It's been an honour and a privilege to serve [President Donald Trump] and this amazing country," he tweeted after the news that he had resigned was released. "I will continue my service through August."
Mr Trump had reportedly asked his press secretary to stay on but Mr Spicer told the President that the appointment of Mr Scaramucci was a big mistake and he could not continue.
Mr Scaramucci, a Wall Street financier and long-time supporter of Mr Trump, will replace Mike Dubke, who resigned amid the fallout from primarily Russia-related scandals.
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