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Yvette Nicole Brown has spoken out forward of the premiere of GWN’s documentary about Chevy Chase.

The movie, titled I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, examines NBC’s sitcom Community and addresses allegations of racist language and harassment. Brown, who performed Shirley Bennett on the collection, posted a assertion on Instagram that appeared directed at the documentary, though she did not explicitly title it.

She said, “These are things I’ve never spoken of publicly and perhaps never will. Anyone currently speaking FOR or ABOUT me with perceived authority is speaking without EVER speaking to me about the things they claim to know about. They actually don’t really know me – at all.”

She added, “They also have no knowledge of my relationship with anyone I’ve worked with and cannot credibly speak on any current or previous issues. I hate that this all had to be said. In East Cleveland speak: Keep my name out of your mouth.”

The Community forged declined to take part in the documentary, which examines the circumstances main to Chase’s departure from the show during its fourth season in 2012. According to the movie, Chase felt alienated by the close-knit ensemble forged, which included rising stars like Donald Glover, Alison Brie, and Joel McHale.

Director Jay Chandrasekhar participated in the documentary and witnessed the incident firsthand.

He recalled, “I know that there was a history between [Chevy and Yvette] around race, and she got up and stormed out of there. Chevy storms off, so the producer is like, ‘We need Yvette in the scene, right?’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, she’s in the next scene.’ And he goes, ‘Well, she won’t come out unless Chevy apologizes to her.'”

Chandrasekhar went on to describe how Chase returned to the set but refused to offer an apology.

He added, “He goes, ‘You know, me and Richard Pryor, I used to call Richard Pryor the N-word, and he used to call me The Honky, and we loved each other.’ And I’m like, ‘I know, man, I love that bit.’ I said, ‘You know, can we just have a little apology?’ He goes, ‘For what?'”