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Leslie Jones Lands Gig As Olympics Commentator After Her Live-Tweets Went Viral

<p>&num;SNL and &num;Ghostbusters star&comma; Leslie Jones knows first-hand that the Internet can be a place in which trolls have zero chill&period; She was on the receiving end of some mean comments&comma; but now&comma; the comedienne&&num;8217&semi;s hilarious live tweets during the opening ceremony of &num;Rio2016 have landed her a job as a commentator&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a twist of fate&comma; she&&num;8217&semi;s now getting paid to be positive and constructive for the athletes competing in the &num;Olympics&excl; Many of Jones&&num;8217&semi; tweets involved her being dressed from head to toe in red&comma; white and blue while cheering on or narrating different events&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Since her interactions have reached thousands&comma; Saturday Night Live producer&comma; Mike Shoemaker tweeted NBC&&num;8217&semi;s executive producer of the Olympics&comma; Jim Bell and told him that they need to hire his girl Leslie to do the job in real life&period; Bell obliged&comma; 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