Leslie Jones is in the spotlight for multiple recent stories. The Daily Beast reports the Saturday Night Live star shared why roasts are not for her. Essence reports Jones is the HGTV star you did not know you needed. Nashville Scene ran an item tied to her called AmericanaThrowdown. These pieces fit into the current news cycle around her. So far, no other details about her roast remarks, the HGTV role, or the AmericanaThrowdown item were provided.