Actress Yvette Nicole Brown is speaking out after a story involving her was brought up in I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not.
If you don’t know, they co-starred together on Community but Chevy Chase exited during season four.
Director Jay Chandrasekhar recalled witnessing the alleged incident and shared new details about what apparently happened.
The director recalled that Chevy said something to co-star Yvette, but didn’t hear what he said.
Jay said, “I know that there was a history between [Chevy and Yvette] around race, and she got up and stormed out of there. Chevy storms off, so the producer is like, ‘We need Yvette in the scene, right?’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, she’s in the next scene.’ And he goes, ‘Well, she won’t come out unless Chevy apologizes to her.’”
He said the actor then returned to set but claimed he “didn’t say anything.”
“He goes, ‘You know, me and Richard Pryor, I used to call Richard Pryor the N-word, and he used to call me The Honky, and we loved each other.’ And I’m like, ‘I know, man, I love that bit.’ I said, ‘You know, can we just have a little apology?’ He goes, ‘For what?’” Jay recalled, who then recounted that someone leaked there was a racial incident on set, leading to Chase having a “full meltdown.”
Now, Yvette is speaking out.
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Yvette posted on her Instagram, “These are things I’ve never spoken of publicly and perhaps never will. Anyone currently speaking FOR or ABOUT me with perceived authority is speaking without EVER speaking to me about the things they claim to know about. They actually don’t really know me — at all. They also have no knowledge of my relationship with anyone I’ve worked with & cannot credibly speak on any current or previous issues. I hate that this all had to be said. In East Cleveland speak: Keep my name out of your mouth.”
She also added, “Do your own work so you don’t become labor for others. That is my motto. Beyond that truth, if I have something to say, I have NO problem saying it. I’ve never had a problem speaking up and out with my whole chest when it is warranted or I when think it will change a wayward mind or some truly disgusting behavior. When I choose NOT to speak on something it’s usually because it won’t change a thing and more importantly because it’s most likely tawdry, low-vibrational or dumb and therefore BENEATH me. I don’t sully myself for anyone. We don’t defile over here. And when someone chooses to sully or defile themselves, I let them — BIG age or not. And they need to fully own what they alone have done without placing blame or looking for scapegoats. Don’t smear any of that mess over here for clout or reputation rehabilitation. This side of the street remains clean. Read between whatever lines you need to, but before you run anywhere with anything I’ve said here, make sure YOU know what YOU’RE talking about, too. Mmkay? I will not be saying another word about any of this mess… again, because it is beneath me. No one else should be chiming in on MY behalf, either.”
