"SNL" Alum Chris Redd Broke His Silence On Selling Pills To Fellow Cast Members, And His Relationship With Costar Kenan Thompson's Ex-Wife

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Warning: Discussion of substance abuse.

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Redd admitted to selling pills to his fellow cast members, and opened up about dating costar Kenan Thompson's ex-wife.

In an emotional, nearly six-minute video shared to his Instagram on Jan. 6, Chris explained his efforts to have more "vulnerability and openness" in his life and work in 2026.

"While I was at the show, I had some pill issues, you know, I had some pill problems," Chris said. "Nothing too crazy, but crazy for my Black ass. And I was even selling some to some of my castmates. I'm not gonna snitch on y'all motherfuckers man."

Chris revealed he was deeply hurt by the way the cast reacted to his struggles with the drugs. He explained that instead of attempting to help, they would just "talk shit" about him.

"I would hear them because, you know, some of that Adderall shit got you super hearing and shit," he continued. "But they wouldn't help me, you know. I would have panic attacks, they wouldn't be concerned about me or nothing. Just would talk shit. It's crazy how somebody would watch you destroy yourself."

In the Instagram video captioned, "What have you sacrificed for love?" Chris addressed how there was one person who did look out for him during this troubled time — SNL costar Kenan Thompson's ex-wife, Christina Evangeline.

Chris joined SNL as a featured player in the 43rd season in 2017 and worked alongside Kenan for five seasons before leaving in 2022, right before the 48th season. He also portrayed Kenan's brother on the self-titled NBC sitcom Kenan from 2021 to 2022.

Chris said, despite the backlash and media coverage, there "wasn't a plan" to be with Christina, and he's "not the type of person to scheme on a person" or date his friends' partners.

"It was a very unique, nuanced thing that happened, you know, we were all cool, it was never anything crazy until it got crazy," he said of his relationship with Christina.

Chris claimed that Christina was "the only one to call me on my shit, help me with my shit, 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 differently."

Kenan and Christina were divorced in June 2022 after being married for 10 years, according to multiple outlets. They share two daughters, Georgia, 11, and Gianna, 7.

Chris urged that it wasn't his intention to hurt anybody. "No matter who they are, no matter what they've done, that's just not how I'm built like that. I don't feel player for this shit at all. But I did choose love, and that's what this story is. It made me look terrible to people that I love, and a lot of my fans."

Chris admitted "there's different ways I could have went about this," but he was "in love" and "spiraling out," and by the time everybody found out, he was already out of SNL.

After the video went viral, and Chris received mixed reactions from celebrities and fans, he followed up with a lengthy comment. "I really appreciate everybody for the love, kind messages and all. I can't go back and forth with every mean message but the homewrecker narrative just isn't true," he wrote on Jan. 7. "Regardless of what you may feel about the situation, cheating was never the case. They weren't together and had not been for years when we started. Not taking away anything I said but felt this needed some clarification."

You can watch the full video here.

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, you can call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) and find more resources here.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline is 1-800-950-6264 (NAMI) and provides information and referral services; GoodTherapy.org is an association of mental health professionals from more than 25 countries who support efforts to reduce harm in therapy.

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