Chris Redd Reveals SNL Pill Struggles in Emotional Video

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Redd shared an emotional video on Instagram on Tuesday, addressing longstanding rumors about his relationship with Christina Evangeline, the ex-wife of his former colleague Kenan Thompson, and revealing his struggles with prescription pill use during his time on the show from 2017 to 2022.

In the roughly six-minute clip, posted as part of his New Year's resolution to embrace greater vulnerability, Redd, 40, opened up about the challenges he faced while working on the NBC sketch comedy program. He admitted to having "pill issues" and "pill problems," describing them as "nothing too crazy, but crazy for my Black ass." Redd went further, confessing that he sold some of the pills to fellow cast members but declined to identify them. "I'm not gonna snitch on y'all motherfuckers man," he said.

Redd expressed frustration with the environment at SNL, claiming that colleagues gossiped about his struggles rather than offering support. "I would hear them because, you know, some of that Adderall shit got you super hearing and shit," he said. "But they wouldn't help me, you know. I would have panic attacks, they wouldn't be concerned about me or...