Scarlett Johansson Rips Into Ivanka Trump On ‘SNL’ With Hilarious ‘Complicit’ Skit

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By Dave Goldiner March 12, 2017

It’s Scarlett vs. Ivanka!

Hollywood superstar Scarlett Johansson pulled no punches on “Saturday Night Live,” ripping into the First Daughter for being “Complicit” in her father’s controversial policies.

The skit, one of several targeting Donald Trump on “SNL,” mocked Ivanka for a fictional perfume brand that spotlighted her so-far ineffective efforts to portray herself as a moderating influence on her dad.

“She’s beautiful, she’s powerful — she’s ‘Complicit,’” a voice-over echoes as a dolled-up Johannson mingles with a faux A-list party crowd in the skit. “She’s a woman who knows what she wants and knows what she’s doing — ‘Complicit.’”

Johansson gazes at herself in a mirror only to see a familiar visage appear/.

“She doesn’t crave the spotlight but we see her — ‘Complicit,” the voice says as Donald Trump takes the place of her reflection.

“Complicit, the fragrance for the woman who could stop all this — but won’t,” the voice says as the skits fades out.

Introducing the newest fragrance from Ivanka Trump. #SNL #Complicit pic.twitter.com/iOvia8csHk

— Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) March 12, 2017

Dave Goldiner is the Forward’s director of digital media. Dave is a veteran journalist who has spent two decades working at newspapers in the United States and Africa. A native New Yorker, Goldiner wrote for the New York Daily News, where he covered some of the biggest stories of our time, including the attacks of September 11, along with thousands of stories of hope and heartbreak. He also studied and worked in Southern Africa and has written for publications in South Africa and Zimbabwe. He holds masters degrees in journalism and public administration from Columbia University. Dave can be reached at [email protected], or follow him on Twitter @davegoldiner

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