SNL alum Chris Redd is setting the record straight on his unsolved 2022 beatdown in New York City, firmly denying rumors that former castmate Kenan Thompson was involved. The photog ambush happened Wednesday night, and Redd spilled some tea on their rocky history too. Oh, and he opened up about his past pill struggles during SNL days.
Darlings, grab your popcorn because Chris Redd just served some piping hot clarification on that mysterious 2022 face-punch outside the Comedy Store in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. Three years later, the NYPD investigation is still dragging its feet with zero arrests, but Redd wasted no time shutting down the wild whispers pointing fingers at his ex-pal Kenan Thompson.
"No, Kenan did not hit me. People took it like Kenan hit me ... he didn’t hit me, no," Redd told a photog in NYC on Wednesday night, per TMZ and Yo Gossip. The duo were tight as SNL costars from 2017 to 2022, but things got messy over Kenan's ex-wife, Christina Evangeline. Redd has previously shared how Christina supported him through a brutal pill addiction phase, and yes, sparks flew into a romantic bond that wedged right between the bromance. Oof, talk about awkward cast dynamics! 🔥
But wait, there's more shade from Redd's SNL era. He admitted to popping Adderall and Xanax, scoring them off the street to dodge a doctor's note—afraid it'd label him "crazy." And that Instagram vid last week joking about selling pills to castmates? Pure jest, he clarified, insisting he wasn't dealing on set like some Breaking Bad extra. SNL's got a legendary rap sheet on substance issues anyway, predating Redd's run.
So, with the assault still unsolved, is Kenan off the hook for good, or just dodging the drama? Spill your theories below! 👀