Terry Sweeney, first openly gay cast member saturday night livehad harsh words for the actor. chevy chaseis a member of the show’s original cast and has returned to host many times.
“Chevrolet is one of those turds that keeps coming up when you flush it down the toilet,” said Sweeney, 75, best known for his exaggerated impression of first lady Nancy Reagan. new york post.
Sweeney’s comments will be aired as a new documentary on CNN. I’m Chevy Chase, you’re not.The Marina Zenovic-directed film is scheduled to premiere on January 1 at 8 p.m.
of documentary This film chronicles the life of the comedian, who is now 82 years old, including his rise from breakout. SNL A rise to movie stardom, three marriages, drug abuse, heart failure that left him in a coma, childhood abuse, depression, and a long history of conflicts on set that included conflict with the entire cast of the NBC comedy. community.
Among the controversies was an alleged altercation with Sweeney. SNLSeason 11 cast of — calledstrange year” comments from fans.
In the documentary, Chase mentions the alleged incident at the direction of Zenovich. Their encounter occurred in 1985 when he returned as host for the second episode of the season.
“You told Sweeney something like, ‘Oh, you’re gay. Why don’t we ask you if you have AIDS? And we’ll weigh you every week,'” Zenovich says.
“Terry Sweeney, he was a very funny guy. I don’t think he’s alive anymore,” Chase answered.
Zenovich reads an excerpt from Chase. Live from New York: The Complete Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live with Stars, Writers, and Guests by Tom Shales and james andrew miller. In the book, Sweeney recounts the incident, saying that Chase went backstage to apologize for the AIDS joke, but was “furious that he had to apologize to me.”
“None of that is true. I remember that. That I was angry, that I had to apologize to him? Well, Chevy, what’s up? Of course I–that’s not true,” Chase replied. “My memory is that [Sweeney] That’s a lie, it’s just my memory. he isn’t telling the truth. That’s not me. That’s not me. And if I were like that, my life would change. Because I have to live with it for the rest of my life. ”
“No wonder everything reflects horribly on him!” Sweeney texted hollywood reporter to Chase’s denial.
Sweeney also showed little sympathy for Chase’s alleged childhood abuse, which the documentary hints at as a possible reason why many of his colleagues and co-stars clashed with Chase or considered him a “bastard.”
“Boohoo…poor messed up kid…that’s why he’s so rotten!!!!!” Sweeney said.
Source: Metro Weekly – www.metroweekly.com
