“Saturday Evening Dwell” star Chris Redd is out of the hospital after being sucker-punched within the face outdoors of New York’s Comedy Cellar.
Redd, 37, was attacked by a stranger Wednesday night time on the similar place he was scheduled to carry out, the NYPD instructed The Publish.
Following the brutal assault, the comic was rushed to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan the place he obtained pressing remedy from medics.
The comedian drove as much as the comedy joint in Greenwich Village round 9:40 p.m. when a person dressed as a safety guard charged the “SNL” actor as he was getting out of the automobile, cops mentioned.
The suspect hit him on the pinnacle, bloodying his nostril. He fled earlier than NYPD cops arrived.
A number of bystanders mentioned that drops of Redd’s blood have been splattered on the steps main all the way down to the membership.
It’s unclear what spurred the incident, nonetheless, Redd’s love life made many headlines in the previous few months.
He’s presently relationship Christina Evangeline, the estranged spouse of his former “SNL” co-star Kenan Thompson. There may be nothing to recommend that Thompson was personally concerned within the incident.
In September, it was reported that Redd had began relationship Evangeline. She had been married to Thompson since 2011, and the pair shares two kids.
They cut up in April, and Thompson filed for divorce in June. Redd give up “SNL” in September shortly earlier than his relationship with Evangeline was revealed.
The Publish has reached out to Redd’s reps and the Comedy Cellar for remark.
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