Chevy Chase experienced a ‘total meltdown’ over its N-Word usage leak

Chevy Chase was pretty angry about her N-word incident on the set of “Community” being leaked, an eyewitness revealed.

The veteran actor reportedly had a “complete meltdown” when he discovered the leak and feared his career would be ruined.

Director Jay Chandrasekhar shared details of the incident in Chevy Chase’s upcoming documentary CNN.

Before the debut of Chase’s documentary, “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not,” a clip of it surfaced regarding the leak of his infamous use of the N-word on the set of the comedy series “Community” in 2012.

Director Jay Chandrasekhar, who directed several episodes of the comedy series, recalled that Chase reacted angrily when the incident was leaked to the press.

According to the director, Chase had stormed onto the set after the leak went viral and “broke down” in front of the cast, which included Yvette Nicole Brown and Donald Glover.

“[Chase came] ” bursts onto the set, and he says, “Who fucked me up?” “, remembers the director of the incident.

“‘My career is ruined! I’m ruined!’ It feels like a total collapse. ‘Fuck you all!'” he added of the actor’s expletive-filled rant.

Recounting how it all started, Chandrasekhar claimed Chase “said something” to co-star Brown on set, and she stormed off the set after the remark.

While Chandrasekhar claimed not to have heard the exact words Chase used, reports from The Hollywood Reporter at the time, he said the actor used the N-word when expressing frustration with dialogue written for his character, Pierce Hawthorne.

The report also said the remark was not directed at Brown or Donald Glover, who were present during the incident.

In his comments, Chandrasekhar provided the missing context as to why Brown may have reacted the way she did to Chase’s remark.

He claimed there was history between the duo around racing, although he gave no examples of past incidents.

After Brown left, Chase also followed suit. Soon it became obvious to everyone that Brown was needed in the next scene, but she refused to return to the set without apologizing.

“Chevy storms off, so the producer says, ‘We need Yvette in the scene, right?’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, she’s in the next scene.’ And he goes, ‘Well, she’s not coming out unless Chevrolet apologizes to her,'” Chandrasekhar added.

However, at the time, Chase apparently saw no need to apologize upon returning to set.

He also appeared to downplay his use of the N-word by referencing how he often used the word when addressing the late comedian and actor Richard Pryor while he was still alive.

“He said, ‘You know, me and Richard Pryor, I called Richard Pryor with the N-word, and he called me The Honky, and we loved each other.’ And I’m like, ‘I know, man, I love it.’ I said, ‘You know, can we just have a little apology?’ He said: “For what?” » Chandrasekhar added about the incident.

Following the 2012 incident, filming was temporarily halted and Chase was later reportedly forced to apologize.

He ultimately left “Community” after its fourth season, with the N-word incident believed to have played a role in his departure.

Several years later, Chase gave a scathing analysis of his experience on “Community” during an appearance on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast, according to Variety.