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Chris Redd was a castmember on Saturday Night Live from 2017 to 2022
During that time, he had "some pill problems," he revealed in a Jan. 6 Instagram video
Amid his own struggles, the comedian also claimed that he was selling drugs to his castmates
Chris Redd just broke his silence on his romance withKenan Thompson's ex-wife, but he also revealed some new tidbits about his time atSaturday Night Live.
In an Instagramvideoposted on Jan. 6, promoting his upcoming comedy show,Caveat, Redd, 40, said he wants to practice "leading with more vulnerability and openness" in 2026. To do so,he decided to clear the air about his relationship with Christina Evangeline, whowas married to Thompson, Redd'sSNLcastmate, from 2011 to 2022.
Before he got into his relationship with Evangeline, though, Redd opened up about his time onSNL— he was a castmember from 2017 untilhis exit in 2022ahead of season 48 — and shared that he "had some pill issues."
"I had some pill problems," he confessed. "Nothing too crazy, but crazy for my Black a--."
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Redd then revealed that, amid his own struggles, he was "selling [pills] some to people, to some of my castmates."
"I'm not gonna snitch on y'all m------------," he assured them.
The overall attitude amongst his castmates at the show, though, was part of his struggle, he said. "It was really funny to me that I would be around, on this s---, and people would talk s--- about me, and I would hear them, because, you know, some of that adderall s--- got you f------ super-hearing."
"But [they] wouldn't help me, you know. I would have panic attacks, [they] wouldn't be concerned about me or nothing," he continued. "Just would talk s---. It's crazy how somebody would watch you destroy yourself."
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That was where Evangeline, with whom Thompsonshares two daughters, came in.
"This lady was the only one to call me on my s---, to help me with my s---," Redd explained. "She helped me with my therapy journey."
Evangeline, he continued, "told me things about her life that made me look at a lot of people involved differently." And then they "fell in love."
Redd teared up in the video as he reflected on the relationship, which he said "made me look terrible," as he revealed that he and Thompson, 47, had agreed to keep it "under wraps" but things "changed" once "everybody found out."
He closed out the video by saying he's ready to move forward, and he wanted to address the situation before he could do that. He plugged his upcoming show in New York City, Caveat, which premieres Jan. 28.
"The whole show is not gonna be about this," he promised. "The whole show is gonna be about love."
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