Together with the brand new CNN documentary, I am Chevy Chase and You are Not, the 82-year-old Chevy Chase clarified his troubled tenure on the hit NBCsitcom, Neighborhood, in addition to an alleged racial incident that occurred throughout his time on the present.
In response to a brand new interview withThe New York Instances, Chase mentioned rumors about his reported use of the N-word on the set of Neighborhood,an incident that many imagine contributed to his eventual departure from the present a short while later.
In mentioned interview, Chase mentioned that the aforementioned incident had nothing to do together with his departure from Neighborhood, with the 82-year-old Trip star saying he left just because he “did not suppose [the show] was that good.”
“It wasn’t a foul expertise,” Chase mentioned of his time on Neighborhood. “I simply didn’t suppose it was that good, the present.”
As longtime followers of the cult-favorite NBC collection are certain to know, Chase starred within the first 4 seasons of Neighborhood from 2009 as much as 2012.
Although the position noticed a short resurgence in recognition for Chase’s profession, the Saturday Night time Dwell star’s stint on the present got here with vital points backstage, together with a extremely publicized feud with Neighborhood creator Dan Harmon.
“It was too nice a misunderstanding of what I used to be saying and never saying,” Chase mentioned about his Neighborhood exit and the just lately reported racial incident. “I believed that there was a minimum of one individual — and one other who, for some ungodly cause, didn’t get me, didn’t know who I used to be, or didn’t notice for one second I’m not racist. They have been too younger to pay attention to my work. As a substitute, there was some kind of visceral response from them.”
As additional proof of Chase’s troubled relationship with the Neighborhood solid and crew, each solid member who was requested to seem within the CNN documentary bluntly refused (through Selection).
“I used to be initially disenchanted that we didn’t get extra folks from Neighborhood, however there are issues folks don’t need to discuss,” documentary director Marina Zenovich mentioned of the solid member’s refusal.
