Pop star Sabrina Carpenter, who served as both host and musical guest on the most recent episode of 'Saturday Night Live,' used her opening monologue to witly and sarcastically address public perceptions of her image.

Since the From the very beginning, Carpenter set out to dismantle labels. "Everyone sees me as this horny pop star, but I'm actually so much more. I'm not just horny. I'm also horny and sexually charged," she joked, before adding with mock solemnity, "And I love to read. My favorite book is the encyclopedia. It's really long and difficult..."

Controversy over her album cover

The artist also took a moment to clarify the controversial cover of her album 'Man's Best Friend', which showed an image of her on all fours with an invisible figure pulling her hair. Carpenter explained that the original photograph was much more innocent:

“If you zoom out, it's clearly a photo from the 50th anniversary special of Bowen (Yang) helping me up by my hair… after Martin Short pushed me out of the buffet line.”

But beyond the humor, Carpenter wanted to convey a message: “There's a real person underneath all the glitter, wigs, and corsets.”

During her monologue, she interacted with the audience, although the conversation took an awkward turn when an attendee named Will revealed that he was in “venture capital,” Carpenter causing to quickly change the subject.

The highlight came when she announced her favorite concert game: “arrest someone for being attractive.” It was then that Kenan Thompson appeared onstage with pink handcuffs, not to arrest her, but to accuse her of impersonating a police officer at his shows. The sketch ended with a Cameo request for $200,000 and an open invitation to contact her via Venmo.

For her first performance, Carpenter performed her hit “Manchild” on a stage resembling a child's bedroom, wearing a yellow SNL t-shirt and pink underwear while jumping on a bed accompanied by a saxophonist.

However, it was her second song, “Nobody's Son," that generated controversy. Carpenter sang in a martial arts setting, and the word "fucked up" was clearly audible twice on the East Coast broadcast, uncensored.

West Coast viewers, according to Variety, reported that the audio was muted at the time, revealing an imbalance in the censorship systems.