“Ghostbusters” Star Leslie Jones Headed To Rio To Join NBC coverage

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“Ghostbusters” star and “Saturday Night Live” cast member Leslie Jones is bringing her wacky style and love for the Olympics Games and Rio itself.

NBC said Monday that Jones will join the networks’ Olympic coverage team on Friday. After seeing a series of tweets the comic had sent about the Olympics, including a video where she was wrapped in an American flag and wearing plastic gold medals, NBC Olympics Executive Producer Jim Bell invited her to join the team.

NBC says Jones will attend Olympic events, meet athletes and talk about the Games on the air and online.

Jones has moved up fast at NBC, joining “SNL” as a writer two years ago and becoming a cast member last year. She starred with Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon in “Ghostbusters.” People/haters can talk all the mess they want to but Miss Leslie is definitely making it happen for herself and is a inspiration to black woman everywhere….go head girl!