Leslie Jones got an invite from executive producer of the NBC Olympics after hilariously live-tweeting the competitions
By Cathy Rainone ••
Leslie Jones has been pumped up about the Olympics, taking to social media to root for Team USA in her hilarious videos.
On Sunday, she kept live-tweeting the events, gaining the attention of the executive producer of the NBC Olympics.
"OK @Lesdoggg you're officially invited to Rio, Bell tweeted to Jones. "Want to come?" Jones soon responded: "hmmmm don't play cause y'all need me! I would have the whole Olympics pumped!!"
Bell wanted to assure Jones the invite was serious. "@Lesdoggg wow is this what good Twitter feels like? Great call @shoemakermike TY. Leslie will connect wu tomorrow. Everyone else stay tuned!," he tweeted.
Jones is not the only celebrity excited about the Rio games.
Samuel L. Jackson has also been enthusiastically live tweeting the Games.
Apparently, Matthew McConaughey is a rugby fan. Wearing a Team USA t-shirt, he stood on the pitch and watched as the U.S. women’s rugby team defeated Fiji 12-7 on Monday.
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis shared a photo on Instagram, sporting the official opening ceremony (light-up) jackets. Kutcher wrote, “Arm chair Olympians. Go team USA!!! We got your back. Ty for the blazers @ralphlauren. #liketolight.”
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Brazil's Beatriz celebrates scoring her side's first goal during a group E match of the women's Olympic football tournament between Sweden and Brazil at the Rio Olympic Stadium in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016.
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Nikolai Kuksenkov of Russia competes on the parallel bars in the Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team qualification on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan of Australia in action on board their 470 class dinghy during training at Marina da Gloria on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Australia's Nicole Laird, left, vies with USA's Kerri Walsh Jennings during the women's beach volleyball qualifying match between the USA and Australia at the Beach Volley Arena in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 7, 2016, for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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Tamara Echegoyen Dominguez and Berta Betanzos Moro of Spain in action on their 49er FX Class skiff during training at Marina da Gloria on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Hungary's Katinka Hosszu sets a new world record in the women's 400-meter individual medley final during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016.
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Argentina and Russia walk on the court during the Women's Preliminary Pool A match between Russia and Argentina on Day 1 of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Sopita Tanasan of Thailand competes in the Women's 48kg Group A Final on Aug. 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Epee fencers Lauren Rembi (L) of France and Emese Szasz of Hungary compete in their women's epee individual fencing semifinal at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games, at Carioca Arena 3.
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USA's Venus Williams returns the ball to Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens during their women's first round singles tennis match at the Olympic Tennis Centre of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016.
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Klay Thompson (center) of United States goes to the basket against Yanyuhang Ding #8 and Jianlian Yi #11 of China in the Men's Preliminary Round Group A match on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 1 on Aug. 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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USA's forward Carmelo Anthony (right) works around China's forward Yi Jianlian during a Men's round Group A basketball match between China and USA at the Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016, during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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Carli Lloyd of United States celebrates after scoring during the Women's Group G first round match between United States and France during Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Mineirao Stadium on Aug. 6, 2016 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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Diyorbek Urozboev of Uzbekistan (right) competes against Amiran Papinashvili of Georgia in the Men's -60 kg Bronze Medal B contest on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on Aug. 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Greg van Avermaet of Belgium celebrates winning the gold medal ahead of Jakob Fuglsang of Denmark in the Men's Road Race on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Fort Copacabana on Aug. 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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France's Axel Augis competes in the qualifying for the men's parallel bars event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016.
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Yusra Mardini of the Refugee Olympic Team competes in the Women's 100m Butterfly Heats on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janerio, Brazil.
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Players of Zimbabwe huddle before the match between Canada and Zimbabwe womens football for the summer olympics at Arena Corinthians on Aug. 6, 2016, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Australia's guard Matthew Dellavedova (center) falls along with France's point guard Tony Parker (right) during a Men's round Group A basketball match between Australia and France at the Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016, during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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Argentina's Paula Pareto celebrates after defeating South Korea's Jeong Bokyeong during their women's -48kg judo contest gold medal match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016.
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Daisuke Narimatsu (blue) of Japan lands a blow on Luis Cabrera of Venezuela in their Men's Light 60kg Preliminaries bout on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro - Pavilion 6 on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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United States' Samuel Mikulak performs on the vault during the artistic gymnastics men's qualification at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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Caroline Kumahara of Brazil plays a Women's Singles preliminary match against Melissa Tapper of Australia on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro - Pavilion 3 on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Tima Tamoi of Fiji is tackled by Kathryn Johnson of the United States during the Women's Pool A rugby match between the United States and Fiji on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Deodoro Stadium on Aug. 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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France's left back Gnonsiane Niombla (center) vies with Netherlands' pivot Yvette Broch and Netherlands' right back Sanne van Olphen during the women's preliminaries Group B handball match Netherlands vs France for the Rio 2016 Olympics Games at the Future Arena in Rio on Aug. 06, 2016.
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A general view of Copacabana Beach and the surrounding area on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Beach Volleyball Arena on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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US Genevra Stone rows during the Women's Single Sculls rowing competition at the Lagoa Stadium during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016.
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Charline Van Snick of Belgium competes against Monica Ungureanu of Romania during the Women's 48 kg Judo on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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USA's gold medallist Virginia Thrasher (center) poses on the podium with China's silver medal winner Du Li (left) and China's bronze medallist Yi Siling during the medal ceremony for the women's 10m air rifle shooting event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Shooting Centre in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016.
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The peleton rolls through Grumari during the Men's Road Race on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Fort Copacabana on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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USA's Carlos Zenon Balderas Jr. lands a punch on Kazakhstan's Berik Abdrakhmanov during the Men's Light (60kg) match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Riocentro - Pavilion 6 in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016.
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Kelley Hurley of United States (right) in action against Nathalie Moellhausen of Brazil during the Women s Individual Epee: round of 32 on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 3 on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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USA's Virginia Thrasher (left) and China's Du Li compete in the women's 10m air rifle shooting final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Shooting Centre in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016.
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Norway's Emilie Hegh Arntzen scores a goal during the women's preliminary handball match between Norway and Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug. 6, 2016.
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Yu Xing of China practices before the Men's Team Eliminations on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Sambodromo on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Members of Great Britain cycling team, front, wait with other riders for the start of the men's cycling road race final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 6, 2016.
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Team from Spain retrieve their arrows from the target during practice before the Men's Team Eliminations on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Sambodromo on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Gergo Zalanki #2 of Hungary passes the ball against Milos Cuk #5 of Serbia in the third quarter during the Men's Water Polo Preliminary Round - Group A match between Serbia and Hungary at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Juan Postigos of Peru competes against Orkhan Safarov of Azerbaijan in the Men's 60 kg Judo on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Brazil's Ana Paula Belo, left, and Norway's Emilie Hegh Arntzen challenge for the ball during the women's preliminary handball match between Norway and Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 6, 2016.
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Armed soldiers are seen before the Men's Road Race on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Fort Copacabana on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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A favela is seen overlooking the rowing on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Rio 2016 logo is displayed before the Men's Road Race on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Fort Copacabana on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Visitors look at a huge screen showing the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games during a public viewing event in Tokyo, Aug. 6, 2016. Japan has over 300 athletes competing in this year's summer Olympics.
Jessica Alba watched the opening ceremony with her family. She shared a photo on Instagram, captioned: "We are so stoked about this years Olympics! Go @kerrileewalsh Go team #usa #olympics2016."
Sarah Jessica Parker, posted a shot of her TV screen, and wrote, "Yes! Let the games begin. X, Sj #rio2016."
In an earlier post, Parker wrote about how she remembers her parents saving money to buy a television to watch the 1976 Olympics.
"I've been rooting for team USA ever since," she wrote.
The post included a photo of her wearing a navy blue jacket designed by Ralph Lauren "as part of an effort to raise funds for our American athletes."
"For every 'like' that this post gets, a dollar goes towards US Olympics Committee's Team for Tomorrow Program. A wonderful initiative which supports our young American athletes in training. Let the games begin," Parker wrote.
Eliza Dushku was also cheering for USA athletes, sharing a fireworks-filled Instagram story. “Pretty obvious. #olympic #wallclimbers #boulder on, kid us," the "Bring It On" star wrote.
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Hungary's Georgina Pota, left, eyes the ball in her women's singles qualification round table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016. Right, Singapore's Chen Feng hits a shot in his men's singles qualification round match.
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Segun Toriola of Nigeria plays a Men's Singles second round match against Koki Niwa of Japan on Aug. 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Netherland's Li Jiao hits a shot in her women's singles qualification round table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 8, 2016.
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Paraguay's Marcelo Aguirre eyes the ball in his men's singles qualification round table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016.
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Singapore's Feng Tian Wei hits a shot in her women's singles qualification round table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 8, 2016.
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Slovakia's Barbora Balazova eyes the ball in her women's singles qualification round table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016.
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Slovenia's Bojan Tokic hits a shot in his men's singles qualification round table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016.
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Romania's Adrian Crisan, left, eyes the ball in his men's singles qualification round table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016. Right, Paul Drinkhall of Great Britain plays Cazuo Matsumoto of Brazil.
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Czech Republic's Dmitrij Prokopcov hits a shot in his men's singles qualification round table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016.
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Congo's Suraju Saka eyes the ball in his men's singles qualification round table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016.
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Hungary's Georgina Pota, left, eyes the ball in her women's singles qualification round table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016. Right, Singapore's Chen Feng hits a shot in his men's singles qualification round match.
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Canada's Eugene Wang serves in his men's singles qualification round table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016.
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Poland's Katarzyna Grzybowska-Franc eyes the ball in her women's singles qualification round table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 6, 2016.
Camilla Belle has been sharing Instagram posts from Rio, including a video from the opening ceremony. "USA!! #camillastravels #rio #olympics," #openingceremony," she wrote in the caption.
Cheering on Team USA in Rio is Secretary of State John Kerry. He dropped by a U.S. Olympic training facility Friday and stopped by several competitions on Saturday, including women's beach volleyball and tennis.
"Not only are we expecting all of you breaking some records, but we want you to contribute in the great American tradition of the spirit of competition and the values of our country," Kerry told several dozen athletes training at Brazil's Naval Academy, Reuters reported. "Break barriers. Find a different way to resolve the differences between us."
The U.S. State Department has been sharing photos of Kerry in Rio on its Instagram page.
