Chevy Chase says he “doesn’t care” about criticism of his past on-set behaviour
nme.comSaturday Night Live and, more recently, the Dan Harmon comedy Community, which he left after reported conflicts with Harmon and other cast members.When asked by CBS Sunday Morning about his negative experiences with his former collaborators who called him a “jerk”, Chase said: “I guess you’d have to ask them.
I don’t give a crap.”He added: “I am who I am. And I like where… who I am. I don’t care. And it’s part of me that I don’t care.
And I’ve thought about that a lot. And I don’t know what to tell you, man. I just don’t care.”Back in 2018 Pete Davidson described Chase as a “douchebag”, after the former Saturday Night Live comedian criticised the very show that helped him make his name.In an interview with the Washington Post, Chase criticised the modern ensemble cast of the long-running entertainment show – having made his debut in 1975 alongside the likes of John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.“A whole generation of shitheads laughs at the worst fucking humour in the world”, Chase said of the show. ”How could you dare give that generation worse shit than they already have in their lives?
It just drives me nuts.”But Davidson responded by saying “fuck Chevy Chase”, adding: “He’s just a genuinely bad, racist person and I don’t like him.
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