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Removed mention 1997 SNL Incident; most probably fake information

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I have been scourging on the internet in the past two days, trying to find a direct source that claims that Chevy Chase slapped Cheri Oteri in 1997 in a rehearsal. It appears to be added on the SNL wiki on July 5, 2014. I would ask the uploader where he got that information, but he was deceased since 2022. To make matters worse, the media is constantly reporting on that factoid - either without a citation (Pens and Patron in 2017) or in the case of CheatSheet.net, citing the Fandom page in 2019. Other articles such as ScreenRant in 2022, Cracked.com in 2022, and Daily Star in 2023 reference it without ANY citations.

And in books about SNL, such as Live From New York, it mentions that he made an awful joke about AIDS to Terry Sweeney, but ZERO mentions of Cheri Oteri in 1997. Cheri Oteri NEVER mentions that incident in any of her interviews. In fact, when she was asked the question about a beloved host who was actually "an absolute asshole", she brought up her negative experiences with Kevin Spacey (Source: Radio Andy). In a more detailed interview with KPCS about her time on SNL, she never brought up Chevy Chase at all.

Thus, I believe that it was most likely a made-up event, and have thus removed it from the Wikipedia page. Yoshiman6464 ^♫🥚 22:00, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Who is "Jeff"?

Latest comment: 3 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

The section headed "2009–2014: Return to television" includes a quote crediting "Jeff" with some great writing, but offers no explanation of who "Jeff" is. There is no other mention of "Jeff" in the article. ~2025-31584-38 (talk) 02:58, 5 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

If you had read the source you could have answered your own question. ~2026-20294-18 (talk) 11:13, 1 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

FYI - Reddit thread on alleged Wikipedia hoax

Latest comment: 3 months ago2 comments1 person in discussion

"In 2005 I jokingly added myself as Chevy Chase’s son on Wikipedia, forgot about it, and the entire internet spent the next 20 years confidently insisting I was his secret child.".

Interestingly, I can't find an edit in 2005 that includes that name. The article at that time didn't even mention his children. It's probably a made-up story. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 16:05, 1 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

cc MrEquator, who removed this 2023 sentence from an anon editor. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 16:07, 1 April 2026 (UTC)Reply