Overview
- The comments came during a Variety/CNN Actors on Actors conversation with SNL’s Marcello Hernández, and Variety posted a clip of the exchange on June 10, 2026.
- In the clip Morgan said he “can’t stand teachers,” called them limited with a “ceiling,” and added that they were “still making minimum wage,” prompting a visible startled reaction from Hernández.
- The short video spread quickly across social platforms and drew strong rebukes from educators and other users who cited teachers’ low pay and the timing near the end of the school year.
- News outlets placed the remarks in context by noting Morgan’s past statements about leaving school and his 2014 accident and settlement, and several pieces stressed that the Actors on Actors format is informal and conversational.
- No public apology or corrective statement from Morgan was reported in the coverage reviewed, and the episode has intensified discussion about teacher pay, respect for educators, and how clipped celebrity remarks can drive viral backlash.