CNN’s Chevy Chase Documentary Prompts Pushback From Terry Sweeney and Yvette Nicole Brown

Overview

• The documentary I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not premieres Jan. 1 on CNN.
• SNL alum Terry Sweeney condemned Chase after footage showed Chase disputing Sweeney’s account of an ’80s AIDS joke and questioning whether Sweeney is alive.
• Community actor Yvette Nicole Brown urged others not to speak for her about long-discussed on-set events, writing, “Keep my name out your mouth.”
• Director Jay Chandrasekhar gives an on‑record account of a 2012 Community incident in which he says Chase used the N‑word, followed by a set meltdown and Chase’s exit from the show.
• Reviews say the film pairs career highlights with allegations of difficult behavior, adds context about an abusive upbringing and 2021 health‑related memory gaps, and notes that most Community colleagues declined to participate.