6:26 AM PT -- Elon Musk is responding to Chloe Fineman's accusations that he made her cry while appearing as a guest on "Saturday Night Live" ... defending his response to one of her pitches.

In a statement shared to X, the Tesla CEO said he was "worried" about his appearance on the show ... because "it was only on the Thursday before the Saturday that ANY of the sketches generated laughs."

He continued ... "I was like damn my SNL appearance is going to be so f***ing unfunny that it will make a crackhead sober!!  But then it worked out in the end."

Sorry, Chloe ... no apology here.

The "Saturday Night Live" guest who made Chloe Fineman cry on set years ago has finally been unmasked — and it's none other than Elon Musk.

You may recall in August ... 'SNL' writer Bowen Yang appeared on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live," telling host Andy Cohen there was an 'SNL' guest who brought one of the show's cast members to tears. But, Bowen kept both names under wraps.

All that changed Monday when Chloe came forward in a now-deleted TikTok video to reveal Musk caused her to sob during his 2021 appearance on 'SNL.'

She decided to post the video after seeing Musk's negative reaction to Dana Carvey's recent impression of him on 'SNL' after the 2024 presidential election. As you know, Musk backed Donald Trump in his victory against Kamala Harris.

In the TikTok video, Chloe said Musk made her "burst into tears" after she stayed up all night penning a comedy sketch for the Tesla CEO.

She said she was so excited to show Musk the script, but, when he read through the pages, he didn't laugh once and rejected the skit.

Chloe encouraged Musk to "have a little manners here, sir." While she never identified the sketch, Chole received writing credit for a scene titled "The Ooli Show" on that episode.