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How Darrell Hammond Survived Child Abuse, Leaving ‘SNL’ in a Straitjacket, and Acting With Donald Trump

CRACKED UP

The ‘SNL’ star talks his dark history of child abuse; years of addiction, cutting, and misdiagnoses; and, of course, days with Donald Trump: ‘I’m pretty sure he’s a genius.’

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The one time Darrell Hammond smoked crack, he got recognized at the crack house.

The guy who was, I guess one could say “running the place,” started yelling at the person who brought the longtime Saturday

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