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Community Star Yvette Nicole Brown: No One Speaks on My Behalf

Although not naming the Chevy Chase documentary specifically, Community star Yvette Nicole Brown addressed others speaking on her behalf.

Dan Harmon's Donald Glover (Troy), Ken Jeong (Ben Chang), Yvette Nicole Brown (Shirley), Joel McHale (Jeff), Gillian Jacobs (Britta), Danny Pudi (Abed), Alison Brie (Annie), and Jim Rash (Dean Pelton)-starring Community has been back in the spotlight over the past few days – and Brown isn't having any of it. With filmmaker Marina Zenovich's documentary, I'm Chevy Chase, and You're Not, set to hit CNN screens on New Year's Day, we first learned from Zenovich that Harmon and the cast had declined to participate in the documentary.

Then we learned that director Jay Chandrasekhar had offered to participate, sharing his insights into the 2012 on-set incident that led to Chase being fired from the popular NBC series. Reportedly, Chase took issue with a "blackface" hand puppet that Chase's Pierce Hawthorne was going to utilize and "said something" to Brown (more on what Chandrasekhar had to share below). Though not addressing the documentary or any of the comments/allegations stemming from it directly, Brown has taken to social media to make it clear that no one speaks for her, and that she has her reasons for choosing to speak (or not speak) on matters.

"Do your own work so you don't become labor for others. That is my motto," Brown began the caption to her Instagram post (which included a screencap of Brown's previous response. "Beyond that truth, if I have something to say, I have NO problem saying it. I've never had a problem speaking up and out with my whole chest when it is warranted or I when think it will change a wayward mind or some truly disgusting behavior. When I choose NOT to speak on something it's usually because it won't change a thing and more importantly because it's most likely tawdry, low-vibrational or dumb and therefore BENEATH me," she added. "I don't sully myself for anyone. We don't defile over here."

Brown continued, "And when someone chooses to sully or defile themselves, I let them — BIG age or not. And they need to fully own what they alone have done without placing blame or looking for scapegoats. Don't smear any of that mess over here for clout or reputation rehabilitation. This side of the street remains clean. Read between whatever lines you need to, but before you run anywhere with anything I've said here, make sure YOU know what YOU'RE talking about, too. Mmkay? I will not be saying another word about any of this mess… again, because it is beneath me. No one else should be chiming in on MY behalf, either. #RunTelDat" Here's a look at Brown's post:

Community Director Offers Insights Into Chevy Chase/N-Word Incident

Reportedly, Chase took issue with a "blackface" hand puppet that Chase's Pierce Hawthorne was going to utilize and "said something" to Brown. "I know that there was a history between [Chevy and Brown] around race, and she got up and stormed out of there," Chandrasekhar shared. "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.'" But according to the director, Chase didn't see a reason for an apology.

"He [Chase] 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?' " Chandrasekhar shared. From there, it was alleged that someone leaked to The Hollywood Reporter that a "racial incident" took place on the set, which would see Chase reportedly having a "full meltdown" when the cast and production team resumed filming.

The director claimed that Chase came "storming onto the set, and he goes, 'Who f***ed me over?' … 'My career is ruined! I'm ruined!' Like, it's a full meltdown. 'F–k all of you!' And I'm like, 'Alright, let's shoot the scene.' He never ended up coming back after that." Chandrasekhar added, "It was out in the open that Chevy Chase was a little difficult on 'Community,' and I'm being nice, People were talking about it, enough that creator Dan did that thing at the wrap party." During the wrap party, Chase was greeted by Harmon and others in attendance with the chant of "F**k you, Chevy!"

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