Michael Che is speaking out about the viral video of him confronting Kanye West backstage after his infamous political rant at the end of a 2018 episode of Saturday Night Live in which he had been the musical guest.

The 42-year-old comedian stopped by SiriusXM’s The Bonfire to address the footage shared in Kanye ‘s new documentary In Whose Name? showing the confrontation.

During his chat with hosts Robert Kelly and Big Jay Oakerson , Michael clarifies his intention in talking to the “Cousins” rapper.

He explains, “I was just curious. I don’t know how much they show, but like, I was actually just curious. Like, I was literally like, what’s going on man? Like, why would you do that? Because I remember like everybody was, we were trying so hard to accommodate him.”

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