Scarlett Johansson’s third husband Colin Jost once valiantly proved his love for her by going dumpster diving.

The 42-year-old SNL co-head writer told the trashy tale to contestants while hosting episode eight of Pop Culture Jeopardy! on December 18.

‘My wife actually lost her engagement ring and accidentally threw it in the trash,’ Colin recalled of the incident that happened five years earlier.

‘And I looked through 12 dumpsters of trash. And then I went back to the house and she said, “Oops! It was in my pocket.”‘

ᴅᴇᴀᴅpan, Jost added: ‘It was a great day for me.’

The 15-time Emmy nominee originally began dating the 40-year-old former child star in May 2017 after she hosted the NBC sketch show for the fifth time, and she divorced her second ex-husband Romain Dauriac by September 2017.

Scarlett Johansson’s third husband Colin Jost once valiantly proved his love for her by going dumpster diving (pictured February 16)

Colin and Scarlett got engaged two years later and wed sometime in October 2020 at their New York home.

Jost fathered three-year-old son Cosmo with Johansson and he’s stepfather to her 10-year-old daughter Rose from her two-year marriage to the 42-year-old Frenchman, which ended in 2017.

The Weekend Update co-anchor previously romanced Parks and Recreation alum Rashida Jones from 2013 to 2016.

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The two-time Oscar nominee will soon be ensnared in the legal war between her first ex-husband Ryan Reynolds and his second wife Blake Lively against Justin Baldoni.

The 41-year-old It Ends With Us director-star and his Wayfarer Studios president Jamey Heath just so happen to be executive producers of Scarlett’s upcoming feature directorial debut, Eleanor the Great.

Johansson has already secured a distribution deal with TriStar Pictures and Sony Pictures Classics to release her drama about a 90-year-old grandmother (June Squibb), who moves back to New York City from Florida following the death of her best friend of 70 years.

The Fly Me to the Moon actress and Colin tolerated the presence of Ryan and Blake during the live taping of SNL50: The Anniversary Special, during which they made an awkward joke about their upcoming defamation trial scheduled for March 9, 2026.

The drama began on December 20 when Lively filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department against Justin for Sєxual harᴀssment and retaliation on the set of the Sony Pictures drama, and revealed her side to the New York Times.

Baldoni immediately filed a libel lawsuit for $250M against the New York Times for biased coverage of the 37-year-old Gossip Girl alum’s ‘vicious smear campaign’ and she filed a lawsuit against him and his PR team on December 31 for his ‘plan to undermine her reputation in retaliation.’

The 42-year-old SNL co-head writer told the trashy tale to contestants while hosting episode eight of Pop Culture Jeopardy! on December 18

Colin recalled of the incident that happened five years earlier: ‘My wife actually lost her engagement ring and accidentally threw it in the trash’

Jost continued: ‘And I looked through 12 dumpsters of trash. And then I went back to the house and she said, “Oops! It was in my pocket”‘

ᴅᴇᴀᴅpan, the 15-time Emmy nominee added: ‘It was a great day for me’

Colin originally began dating the 40-year-old former child star (M) in May 2017 after she hosted the NBC sketch show for the fifth time, and she divorced her second ex-husband Romain Dauriac by September 2017

Jost and Scarlett got engaged two years later and wed sometime in October 2020 at their New York home

The Weekend Update co-anchor fathered three-year-old son Cosmo with Johansson and he’s stepfather to her 10-year-old daughter Rose from her two-year marriage to the 42-year-old Frenchman, which ended in 2017

The two-time Oscar nominee will soon be ensnared in the legal war between her first ex-husband Ryan Reynolds (L, pictured in 2010) and his second wife Blake Lively against Justin Baldoni

The 41-year-old It Ends With Us director-star (R, pictured August 9) and his Wayfarer Studios president Jamey Heath (L) just so happen to be executive producers of Scarlett’s upcoming feature directorial debut, Eleanor the Great

Johansson has already secured a distribution deal with TriStar Pictures and Sony Pictures Classics to release her drama about a 90-year-old grandmother, who moves back to New York City from Florida following the death of her best friend of 70 years (pictured in 2024) 

The Fly Me to the Moon actress and Colin tolerated the presence of Ryan and Blake during the live taping of SNL50: The Anniversary Special, during which they made an awkward joke about their upcoming defamation trial scheduled for March 9, 2026

Jost is next scheduled to perform standup comedy on March 13 at The Paramount in Huntington, NY

On January 16, the Jane the Virgin alum filed a second $400M lawsuit against Blake, Reynolds, and their publicist Leslie Sloan for civil extortion, defamation, and invasion of privacy.

Lively previously faced substantial outrage over her treatment of journalists, sarcastically answering questions about domestic violence in the movie, and floral-filled Barbie-style promotion directly tied to her haircare and booze brands.

Meanwhile, Jost is next scheduled to perform standup comedy on March 13 at The Paramount in Huntington, NY.