Chris Redd landed in the hospital after being decked in the face outside New York City’s Comedy Cellar on October 26, 2022. After an assailant sucker-punched him, Redd was admitted to Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital for urgent care, per The New York Post. He was released shortly after medical treatment — and TMZ reported on October 28 that the weapon used on Redd was a set of brass knuckles. An accomplice seemingly stood guard and cased the situation.
Sources also told TMZ that the brutal assault resulted in Redd having two black eyes and a gash across his nose, with the latter injury requiring a series of stitches. The outlet noted that the “Saturday Night Live” star couldn’t identify either of the men, but he will cooperate with police as they comb through surveillance footage.
The motivation behind the attack is as unclear as the suspects’ identities. Redd was last featured in national headlines for dating fellow “SNL” alum Kenan Thompson’s ex-wife, Christina Evangeline, per Us Weekly. That, however, seems highly unlikely to be connected to this case.
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