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Chris Redd Is Dating Kenan Thompson’s Ex-Wife, But His Fellow SNL Castmate Says He’s Unbothered By It And That There’s No Bad Blood

<p>Chris Redd is reportedly dating SNL co-star <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;Kenan&plus;Thompson&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&equals;post" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Kenan Thompson<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&&num;8216&semi;s ex-wife&comma; with the later being surprisingly unbothered by the relationship as insiders say there is no bad blood between the two castmates&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Thompson and wife Christina Evangeline formally called it quits in May after 11-years of marriage&period; The couple had already been reportedly living separately and had intended on divorcing since at least 2019&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tmz&period;com&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;27&sol;kenan-thompson-ex-wife-date-snl-alum-chris-redd-christina-evangeline&sol;&quest;adid&equals;&percnt;20partner-bossip" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>TMZ<&sol;strong><&sol;a> reports&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The pandemic may have played a role in delaying the finalization of the divorce proceedings&comma; but now that they seem to be legally de-tangled&comma; Christina appears to be dating again&comma; and dating none other than Thompson&&num;8217&semi;s Saturday Night Live castmate in Chris Redd&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Sources Say Thompson&&num;8217&semi;s Ex-Wife Christina and His SNL Castmate Chris Redd Started Dating This Past Year<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Sources close to the couple told the outlet that Christina and Chris became official within the past year&period; There was no overlap or cheating involved when the two started dating&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;99128" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-99128" style&equals;"width&colon; 1140px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-99128" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;GettyImages-846294950-scaled&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1140" height&equals;"1130" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-99128" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Actor Kenan Thompson and wife Christina Evangeline attend the 2017 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 9&comma; 2017 in Los Angeles&comma; California&period; &lpar;Photo by Jason LaVeris&sol;FilmMagic&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Interestingly enough&comma; Chris has also appeared on Kenan&&num;8217&semi;s eponymous NBC show as well&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chris and Christina have reportedly known each other for the last six years&comma; according to TMZ&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Just last week&comma; Chris announced he would not be returning to the iconic show&&num;8217&semi;s 48th season&comma; with the timing being right when photos of him and Christina out in NYC began to circulate&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Pictures Of Couple Prompt Many To Assume Kenan Thompson Had A Hand In Redd&&num;8217&semi;s Departure From SNL<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Those pictures prompted many to think that Kenan got Chris fired from SNL&comma; but TMZ reports sources as saying it&&num;8217&semi;s the farthest thing from the truth&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;99129" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-99129" style&equals;"width&colon; 1140px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-99129" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;GettyImages-1232407537-scaled&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1140" height&equals;"810" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-99129" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">KENAN &&num;8212&semi; &&num;8220&semi;Hair Show&&num;8221&semi; Episode 110 &&num;8212&semi; Pictured&colon; Chris Redd as Gary &&num;8212&semi; &lpar;Photo by&colon; Casey Durkin&sol;NBC&sol;NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<section id&equals;"cb-248dead21194961beec1bccd2f0547a5" class&equals;"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;"><&sol;section>&NewLine;<section id&equals;"cb-5d7ca585c2eeba4f65d7637b6b78240d" class&equals;"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;">Chris instead decided to leave because he has a number of other projects coming up&comma; including a stand-up special for HBO Max&comma; along with an Audible project with SNL head honcho Lorne Michaels&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Such a project would likely not be in the works if Kenan really wanted Chris booted from SNL&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<p>The outlet reports that Kenan is already well aware of his ex-wife&&num;8217&semi;s new boyfriend and has no hard feelings&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He&&num;8217&semi;s reportedly moved on himself&comma; and is happily dating other people&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"99123" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;chris-redd-is-dating-kenan-thompsons-ex-wife-but-his-fellow-snl-castmate-says-hes-unbothered-by-it-and-that-theres-no-bad-blood&sol;" data-secure&equals;"b649ce0b13"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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