Overview
- Jay Chandrasekhar says he was directing the night Chevy Chase was fired and recounts a 2012 exchange involving the N-word during a rehearsal tied to a “blackface” puppet bit.
- Chandrasekhar describes Yvette Nicole Brown leaving the set, a request for an apology that he says never came, and a later leak about a “racial incident” to The Hollywood Reporter.
- After the leak, Chandrasekhar recalls Chase returning in anger and declaring his career “ruined,” with production halted and the actor departing after Season 4, aside from a brief return.
- Brown posted that no one should speak for or about her regarding the situation and told others to “keep my name out of your mouth,” signaling she will not publicly revisit the events.
- Director Marina Zenovich says nearly all Community cast and crew declined interviews, while the film includes Chase family perspectives and a wrap‑party account from daughter Caley.