A Study in Scarlett A Study in Scarlett
The New York Times
After avenging herself on Disney and OpenAI, Ms. Johansson stars in a summer rom-com revolving around the race to the moon.
On the final show of the “Saturday Night Live” season, Colin Jost and Michael Che do a joke swap on “Weekend Update,” writing embarrassing gags for one another to read.
Since Mr. Jost married Scarlett Johansson, in 2020, Mr. Che has delighted in tormenting his partner by giving him racy jokes to read about his movie-star wife.
In May, Mr. Jost laughed and hung his head sheepishly as he read his joke: “ChatGPT has released a new voice-assistant feature inspired by Scarlett Johansson’s A.I. character in ‘Her.’ Which I have never bothered to watch because, without that body, what’s the point of listening?”
And what does that body think about that joke?
“I think I blacked out during it,” Ms. Johansson said, with her larky laugh. “I certainly don’t get mad. I definitely am terrified that I’m going to have to go into hiding now, get a bunch of hate mail. Yet somehow, immediately afterward, I can have a beer with Che.”
The actress, 39, was curled up on a couch at the Whitby Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, her bare feet tucked under her. She was glowing in day sequins in a saucy black Rodarte dress, her black Balmain mules dropped on the floor. On her wrist is tattooed a bracelet with Thor’s hammer, a nod to her father’s Danish roots, with a small “I ❤️ NY” embedded in it. She is in the process of removing a different tattoo on her arm, a sunrise.
