Overview
- CNN’s I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not debuted Jan. 1 with Chase participating on camera.
- In the documentary, director Jay Chandrasekhar recounts an alleged N-word incident and a subsequent on-set meltdown connected to Chase’s 2012 exit from Community.
- In a joint New York Times interview tied to the release, Chase said “I’m not racist” and described the controversy as a misunderstanding.
- Most Community cast and crew declined to participate, and Yvette Nicole Brown posted that no one is authorized to speak for her about the on-set episode.
- The film details accounts of a physically abusive childhood and substance struggles, including an intervention and a brief stay at the Betty Ford Center.