In April, it was announced Musk will host "SNL" on May 8. On April 24, he tweeted, "Let's find out just how live Saturday Night Live really is."
Cast member Bowen Yang shared the tweet in an Instagram story and added: "What the f--- does this even mean?"
Similarly, Andrew Dismukes, another cast member, shared his thoughts about the announcement on Instagram.
"Only CEO I wanna do sketch with is Cher-E Oteri," he wrote, referring to a former cast member on the show.
As Insider reported, the posts about Musk are no longer visible.
Musk, who is worth $170.9 billion according to Forbes, is a polarizing figure who has joked about gender pronouns in the past and even spread false information about the coronavirus pandemic.