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Reginald VelJohnson harbors no ill toward SNL host Dave Chappelle for his January 18th monologue - but could do without Diddy party rumors .
ActorReginald VelJohnsonis fortunate not only to have such a sustained career being the tail closing of over four decades on screen , but he ’s also had two iconic roles as Sgt Al Powell in two films of theDie Hardfranchise , and as Carl Winslow , arguably America ’s most favorite papa , on the ABC / CBS 80s-90s sitcomFamily count . As the worker has n’t slowed down with his current role in the Prime Video animated seriesInvincible , VelJohnson got to revisit some of his favorite franchises likeTurner & Hoochin the Disney+ legacy series sequel andDie Hardin Fox / NBC’sBrooklyn Nine - Nineas a fictionalise version of himself . An off - the - wall rumor resurfaced relate theFamily Mattersstar during hostDave Chappelle’smonologue onSNLon the January 18th episode referring to his rumor involvement in aSean " Diddy " Combsparty , which you could skip to the nine - instant scar in the video .
SNL: VelJohnson Says It’s “Nice to See [Chappelle] Talk About Me” But Wishes It Wasn’t “That Stupid Lie with Diddy.”
The 17 - min - long monologue fromChappellewas a stand - up set , which includes a reference to Diddy ’s " freak - off " parties where drug use , sexual assault , and sex trafficking allegedly acquire seat to which VelJohnson already vehemently denied toTMZwhen rumorssurfacedin September 2024 . " That stuff that came out is so simulated , but I have to discover it every now and then , " the role player toldThe Hollywood Reporterfollowing theSNLepisode . " But Dave Chappelle made it funny , and I really appreciate that . That was really nerveless . He made it seem very civil … It was kinda prissy to see him mouth about me . I just wish he was verbalise about something a little bit effective than that stupid Trygve Halvden Lie with Diddy . But he made it funny , and I appreciate that . It made me take care safe . "
VelJohnson was n’t cognizant of how the rumour even started . " I have no theme why they started that . I do n’t love why , and it will never go aside . I never even met the man . I have no approximation what they ’re talking about . I just devote it no thinker and keep on doing what I do . I have no idea why they put me connected with it . "
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