{"id":2225210,"date":"2026-01-07T03:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2225210"},"modified":"2026-01-07T03:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:52:07","slug":"i-felt-bad-from-the-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/i-felt-bad-from-the-start\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I felt bad from the start&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chris Redd and Kenan Thompson starred together on <em>Saturday Night Live <\/em>and played brothers on the sitcom <em>Kenan<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Redd has opened up about falling in love with Thompson&#8217;s ex-wife, Christina Evangeline, saying, &#8220;I hate doing something to somebody that I know would hurt them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thompson filed\u00a0for divorce from\u00a0Evangeline\u00a0in June 2022 after more than 10 years of marriage and sharing two daughters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/chris-redd\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chris Redd;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Chris Redd<\/a> is breaking his silence on the circumstances that led to him dating <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> castmate <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kenan-thompson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kenan Thompson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kenan Thompson<\/a>&#8216;s ex-wife, Christina Evangeline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTLYzJeEcoY\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:lengthy, tear-filled video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">lengthy, tear-filled video<\/a> shared to his Instagram on Tuesday captioned, &#8220;What have you sacrificed for love?&#8221; Redd admitted he isn&#8217;t usually one for New Year&#8217;s resolutions, but this year he is making an exception, and has one resolution in mind: to be more vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To that end, he began, &#8220;I wanted to address something that&#8217;s kind of just, I guess, been around for a long time, about four, five years now, but, you know, I&#8217;ve never addressed it. I know a lot of people talk about me dating Kenan Thompson&#8217;s ex-wife, and how that came to be. And I&#8217;m gonna just tell it to you straight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He explained that he\u2019s seen all the chatter and the news coverage about their relationship, but contrary to what some say, &#8220;there wasn\u2019t a plan&#8221; and he&#8217;s &#8220;not the type of person to scheme on a person&#8221; or date someone one of his friends is with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was a very unique, nuanced thing that happened, you know, we were all cool, it was never anything crazy until it got crazy,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Bottom line is, while I was at [<em>SNL<\/em>], I had some pills issues, I got some pill problems, nothing too crazy, but crazy for my Black ass, you know?&#8221; Redd explained. &#8220;I was even selling some to the people, to some of my castmates,\u201d he admitted, before clarifying, &#8220;I&#8217;m not gonna snitch on y&#8217;all motherf&#8212;ers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He joked that Adderall gives you &#8220;super hearing and s&#8212;,&#8221; and as such, he would hear his coworkers talking about him behind his back, but he claims no one reached out to help, except Evangeline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt&#8217;s crazy how somebody will watch you destroy yourself,\u201d Redd said, explaining that Thompson&#8217;s ex was \u201cthe only one to call me on my s&#8212;, help me with my s&#8212;, she helped me with my therapy journey, and she told me things about her life that made me look at a lot of people involved in it differently.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Dan MacMedan\/WireImage<\/p>\n<p> Christina Evangeline and Kenan Thompson attend the 71st Emmy Awards in 2019<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIn that time, we fell in love,\u201d Redd continued, \u201cand I felt bad from the start. It&#8217;s always felt like an emotional double-edged sword for me, because I really love everything me and Kenan did, bro. I really appreciated every piece of work we put together, I think that we were a great team, and I hate doing something to somebody that I know would hurt them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thompson filed\u00a0for divorce from\u00a0Evangeline\u00a0in June 2022 after more than 10 years of marriage,\u00a0according to the\u00a0records obtained by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/06\/15\/kenan-thompson-files-divorce-wife-christina-evangeline-share-child-custody\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TMZ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TMZ<\/a> at the time. Per the outlet, the two had been separated more than year prior to the filing. The former couple shares two daugters, Georgia, 11, and Gianna, 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Redd was on <em>SNL<\/em> for five seasons starting in 2017. He also played Thompson&#8217;s brothers on the self-titled <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/2019\/06\/03\/kenan-thompson-kenan-show-saturday-night-live\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBC sitcom Kenan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NBC sitcom <em>Kenan<\/em><\/a>, which ran for two seasons from 2021\u20132022. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/chris-redd-leaving-snl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Redd left SNL in 2022;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Redd left <em>SNL<\/em> in 2022<\/a> after five seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In his Instagram video, he lamented that while he &#8220;did choose love,&#8221; he felt nevertheless &#8220;there&#8217;s different ways I could have went about this.&#8221; According to Redd, he and Thompson did discuss it and continued to work together for &#8220;a year&#8221; before &#8220;everybody found out, and s&#8212; changed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;But I was in love, and I was spiraling out,&#8221; he added. &#8220;That&#8217;s what happened, and by the time everybody found out, the world found out, I was out of there, <em>SNL<\/em>, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Redd also addressed the October 2022 incident in which <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/chris-redd-attacked-comedy-cellar-new-york-city\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he was punched in the nose;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">he was punched in the nose<\/a> by an unknown assailant outside a comedy club in New York City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When I got punched in the face&#8230; most people who know me from back home would know that I would be retaliating in a heartbeat, but not this time, bro,\u201d Redd said of the assault, \u201cThis time it felt like fair \u2014 fair enough.\u201d He didn&#8217;t provide further details on the attack.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Will Heath\/NBC Kenan Thompson, Chris Redd, Leslie Jones, Chance The Rapper, and Beck Bennett on 'SNL'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"686\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3rG_xxwSU0Wgtdnp0H9qOA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY4NjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/c28f2f4a5b9824f627af42f8cdde8155\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Will Heath\/NBC<\/p>\n<p> Kenan Thompson, Chris Redd, Leslie Jones, Chance The Rapper, and Beck Bennett on &#8216;SNL&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This wasn&#8217;t meant for laughs,&#8221; he said of his video. &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry to the people I disappointed with this, just know that it wasn&#8217;t to be a d&#8212;, it felt like a love I couldn&#8217;t miss out on, and I had to shoot for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Redd promised in his video that his new show, <em>Caveat<\/em>, which is coming to New York City on Jan. 28, would not focus on all of this stuff, but would instead be about &#8220;love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A rep for <em>SNL<\/em> and Thompson did not immediately return an <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/snl-alum-chris-redd-breaks-silence-on-dating-costar-kenan-thompson-ex-wife-11880513\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Chris Redd and Kenan Thompson starred together on Saturday Night Live and played brothers on the sitcom Kenan. 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