Recently, footage of comedian Corey Holcomb punching a fellow comedian, a woman named Cristina Payne, resurfaced online.
Payne spoke with TMZ Live in an emotional interview, noting that she’s now in fear for her life. She claims that Holcomb has continued to threaten her since the footage dropped. “[I’m] not able to leave the house,” she says. Back in November 2024, the outlet broke the story, but at the time, no footage was made available. However, on Friday (Jan.23), the footage was obtained and shared by an Instagram account named The Bizi.
The pair had been embroiled in what appears to be a heated argument in front of Hollywood Improv, surrounded by a group of people. Apparently, the pair had been feuding for quite some time before this incident.
“It’s horrible the way he treats women,” Payne Says
“It’s horrible the way he treats women, the way he talks about us,” Payne tells TMZ. “And then to the point where it’s like, really, you’re going to hit me?”
Payne was horrified that no action had been taken following the incident, despite filing a battery report with the LAPD. “I’m just disappointed in how nothing was done,” she said. She also claims that prior to the incident, Holcomb had flashed a gun, but it hadn’t been caught on camera. “That video really needs to start from when I walk out there initially,” she said.
She continued: “There’s a gun involved that he passed off to another female comedian and was like, ‘Oh, go put that up for me,’ before he hit me.’ Payne says the conflict began in the summer of 2024, when the two had an apparent falling out. Sources claimed that Holcomb made harsh remarks toward Payne and later confronted her in person.
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