Harry Styles Claps Back at Queerbaiting Criticism During ‘SNL’ Opening Monologue, Ends Segment With Male Kiss: ‘Now That’s Queerbaiting!’

Harry Styles finally clapped back at the extensive criticism aimed at him for queerbaiting during his opening monologue on “Saturday Night Live.”

He began the segment reminiscing about his last time hosting the show in 2019 and finishing his most recent tour in 2023. “Back then, people seemed to pay a lot of attention to the clothes I was wearing, something called queerbaiting,” he said. “And some people accused me of it but did it ever occur to you that maybe you don’t know everything about me, dad?”

He went on to talk about the other hobbies he’s indulged in during his time off,…