Well, we definitely didn’t count on Saturday Night Live relationship drama to get juicier AFTER Pete Davidson left!
You might have heard the unhappy information again in April that after over TEN YEARS of marriage, Kenan Thompson and his spouse Christina Evangeline had break up up. Sources on the time really mentioned they’d been over for some time however had saved it quiet. Heartbreaking information, particularly since they’ve two youngsters. But there was nothing scandalous about it… that we knew of on the time.
However, a brand new piece of the puzzle was revealed on Tuesday. Christina’s new boyfriend is none apart from… Kenan’s co-star Chris Redd! Not solely had been Chris and Kenan on SNL collectively for 5 years, they spent the previous two taking part in brothers on Kenan’s eponymous NBC sitcom!
Um… what?! What is happening?!?
According to TMZ, who broke the information of the pairing, the couple turned official a while earlier this 12 months. But like Kenan and Christina’s separation, it’s been happening quite a bit longer than anybody realized! The outlet’s sources insist there was NO OVERLAP. This isn’t a dishonest state of affairs. Chris has recognized and been buddies with Christina by Kenan for years, and there was by no means something happening. That’s what they are saying.
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But nonetheless… it’s positively a violation of the Bro Code or one thing, proper? You can’t hook up with a good friend’s LONGTIME ex and count on to remain buddies… proper??
Well, Kenan and Chris don’t need to. Kenan the present was canceled by NBC in May. Interesting timing on that, isn’t it? June is when Kenan the person canceled his marriage, lastly formally submitting for divorce.
And don’t fear about these two having a clumsy debacle on the set of SNL both. Chris dropped the shock announcement simply final week that he was leaving the present after 5 years. He wrote in a press release:
“Being a part of SNL has been the experience of a lifetime. Five years ago, I walked into 30 Rock knowing that this was an amazing opportunity for growth. Now, with friends who have become family and memories I will cherish forever, I’m grateful to Lorne Michaels and to the entire SNL organization. From the bottom of my heart, I can’t thank you all enough.”
Very gracious.
However…
Half of the solid members who had been leaving (Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, and Kate McKinnon) had been recognized earlier than the final season ended. Another large group (Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor, and Aristotle Athari) had been introduced suddenly a pair weeks in the past. And then this announcement, all by its lonesome. The odd one out. And proper after, that’s when it comes out these two are a pair?
Is it attainable it was this battle that brought about Chris to cede the territory? As lengthy as Kenan was with Christina, he’s been married to SNL twice as lengthy. He’s really bought the report for longest tenure within the sketch present’s historical past at 20 seasons. If both of them was going to go, it needed to be Chris, proper? That is… if it was his choice. Who is aware of, proper?
TMZ‘s sources say no, it’s all on the up-and-up and everybody is ok, with no dangerous blood anyplace to be discovered right here. They say Chris is leaving the present as a result of he’s too busy with different tasks…
“Other projects” has been the official reasoning for lots of rumored Hollywood rifts, so…
But what do Y’ALL suppose?? Weigh in along with your ideas on the sketchy state of affairs within the feedback (beneath)!
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