In a revealing new documentary about his life and career, Chevy Chase alleges that he suffered physical abuse as a child at the hands of his mother and stepfather.
In “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not,” which debuted Jan. 1 on CNN, Chase and his family and friends said he was beaten, locked in a closet and continually woken up with violence.
Chase’s parents divorced when he was about 4 years old, and both of them quickly remarried. He described his stepfather, John Cederquist, as “humorless.” Chase’s stepbrother, also named John Cederquist, said, “My father had a flash anger, and he could lash out with a single blow…He
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