Legendary comedian Dave Chappelle won a Grammy award on Sunday for best comedy album for his Netflix special &#8220;The Closer,&#8221; which sparked immense anger from leftists when it was released in October 2021.
Chappelle&#8217;s win marks the fourth time he has won a Grammy. He was not in attendance at the event.
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. attempted to quell any potential backlash from leftists over Chappelle winning the award by noting that viewers are responsible for picking the winners.
“If the voters feel like a creator deserves a nomination, they’re going to vote for them,” he <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/dave-chappelle-grammy-netflix-the-closer-trans-controversy-1235316559/">said</a>. “We’re never going to be in the business of deciding someone’s moral position or where we evaluate them to be on the scale of morality. I think our job is to evaluate the art and the quality of the art. We can make sure that all of our spaces are safe and people don’t feel threatened by anyone. But as far as the nominations or the awards, we really let the voters make that decision.”
Chappelle&#8217;s Netflix performance enraged leftists and trans activists to the point where a transgender employee at the company allegedly organized a walkout in protest of the special. The company later fired the employee.
A former Netflix employee <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/15/22728337/netflix-fires-organizer-trans-employee-walkout-dave-chappelle">told</a> The Verge that the company’s decision to fire the employee, who was not named, proved that “black trans people are the ones being targeted in this conversation.”
“We have let go of an employee for sharing confidential, commercially sensitive information outside the company,” the company said in a statement confirming that it terminated the individual. “We understand this employee may have been motivated by disappointment and hurt with Netflix, but maintaining a culture of trust and transparency is core to our company.”
Netflix later released a new company <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/netflix-fires-major-warning-shot-at-its-woke-employees-with-new-culture-memo">culture memo</a> that put employees on notice. A section in the memo called “Artistic Expression” stated that the company would not “censor specific artists or voices” even if employees consider the content “harmful.”
“If you’d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you,” the memo states, later adding that employees may be required to work on projects that they “perceive to be harmful” and that if they have a hard time accepting their work assignment, they might want to consider working somewhere else.
“Entertaining the world is an amazing opportunity and also a challenge because viewers have very different tastes and points of view. So we offer a wide variety of TV shows and movies, some of which can be provocative,” the section reads, later adding, “we support the artistic expression of the creators we choose to work with” and that “we let viewers decide what’s appropriate for them, versus having Netflix censor specific artists or voices.”

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Dave Chappelle Wins Grammy Award For Netflix Special That Enraged Trans People

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Legendary comedian Dave Chappelle recently slammed transgender activists during an episode of his new podcast over a protest they staged at one of his events last year.
Chappelle made the remarks on his “The Midnight Miracle” podcast with co-hosts Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey.
“I guess apparently they had made a pledge to the public at large that they would make their club a safe space for all people, and that they would ban anything they deemed transphobic,” Chappelle <a href="https://luminarypodcasts.com/tmm?country=US">said</a>. “This is a wild stance for an artistic venue to take, especially one that’s historically a punk rock venue.”
Chappelle then described what happened at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, the venue he switched to after the previous one canceled his show.
“These were grown people of various genders and gender identities,” Chappelle said. “They threw eggs. They threw eggs at the [fans] who were lined up to see the show.”
“One lady was so mad with the protesters, she picked up a police barricade,” Chappelle continued. “You ever seen one? They look like a bike rack. This b**** picked that barricade up by herself and threw it at the crowd. I gotta tell you, it’s an amazing feat of strength for a woman.”
Chappelle said that people inside the theater were extremely happy to see him &#8220;because suddenly going to see a comedy show was this huge act of defiance.”
“I don’t think anyone had any malicious intent. In fact, one of the things that these people, the trans and their surrogates, always say is that my jokes are somehow gonna be the root cause of some impending violence that they feel like is inevitable for my jokes,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;But I gotta tell you, as abrasive as they were, the way they were protesting, throwing eggs at people, throwing barricades, cussing and screaming, [none of my fans] beat ‘em up. In fact, the people in the crowd would just say, ‘We love you. Like what are you talking about?&#8217;”
Chappelle said that when he did talk to some of the transgender protesters, he felt like the majority were &#8220;just sticking to the playbook: we&#8217;re here to stir s*** up.&#8221;
&#8220;I feel like they wanted me to say something inflammatory &#8230; in a weird way, I think some of them had the intention of inciting violence against themselves for publicity,&#8221; Chappelle said. &#8220;Like they were doing things that a regular n*****, I&#8217;m telling you, would knock one of these people out.&#8221;

Dave Chappelle On Meeting Trans Activists: They Wanted To Incite ‘Violence Against Themselves For Publicity’

Dave Chappelle On Meeting Trans Activists: They Wanted To Incite 'Violence Against Themselves For Publicity'

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There is something about Dave Chappelle. It is a quality of detachment that inspires great confidence in his audiences. It is largely because of this trust that Chappelle can venture into subject matter — such as race or the trans issue, even Donald Trump — that makes most celebrities send out apologetic press releases, without being harmed.
Even his most recent controversy, bringing Elon Musk on stage at a recent show, to a chorus of boos, has left him unscathed. What Chappelle is really able to do is tap into the Id of Left-leaning Americans, to let them linger on thoughts they aren’t supposed to have.
The Id, in Freudian psychology, is essentially the instinctual pleasure center where base ideas and desires exist. It is regulated, or is supposed to be, by the SuperEgo and that conflict produces the Ego, which moderates these contrary internal drives and motivations. Progressive ideology, particularly in censorious applications, operates very much like the SuperEgo. The speech codes aren’t just meant to protect others, but to cleanse oneself.
For American progressives who have turned safety, including from ideas, into their overriding concern in all matters from moderating content, to climate change, to altering the basic understanding of sex and gender, Chappelle is dangerous because he only discovers what was already inside of them. They laugh when he gets edgy, in large part, because they are thinking about things they aren’t supposed to think about in ways they shouldn&#8217;t think about them.
In his preface for “Anti-Oedipus, Capitalism and Schizophrenia,” a high mountain top of postmodernism, Michel Foucault calls for philosophy to combat fascism, and not just “historical” or political fascism, “but also the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our everyday behavior, the fascism that causes us to love power, to desire the very thing that dominates and exploits us.”
This is a blueprint for later theories like white privilege, intersectionality, and white fragility, in which those in power — basically white people — are meant to expunge from their minds certain ideas or thoughts, not through a process of investigation, but as a moral obligation complete with rituals for confession and atonement. 
A recent CNN timeline of the events leading to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/snl-writers-could-boycott-show-over-dave-chappelle-hosting-gig" target="_blank" rel="noopener">protests within Saturday Night Live</a> last month, when Chappelle hosted the show is instructive here. Some quotes from <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/12/entertainment/dave-chappelle-transgender-controversy-timeline-cec/index.html">CNN</a>:
<blockquote>“In a series of stand-up shows at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, Chappelle made jokes aimed at trans people for at least 20 minutes,<a href="https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/dave-chappelle-radio-city-music-hall-review.html"> Vulture reported.</a> He made explicit jokes about trans people’s bodies and referred to trans people as “transgenders,” among other comments, Vulture said.”
“Netflix released Chappelle’s special ‘The Closer.’ In it, he goes on an <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/06/entertainment/dave-chappelle-netflix-controversy/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">extended tangent about transgender people</a> and makes several jokes at their expense. He misgenders a trans comedian, once again makes explicit jokes about trans women’s bodies and defends TERFs, or trans-exclusionary radical feminists,” CNN reported.</blockquote>
Notice anything missing? There is not a single quote from a single offending joke that Chappelle told. Why? Because the entire premise behind the outrage is based on the idea that challenging trans ideology, at all, is literally an act of violence, therefore CNN could not include the material, even in an attempt to tell their readers what had transpired.
This is a rhetorical SuperEgo that is out of control in our society. And what happens to a person, movement, or society when the Id is so completely repressed is depression, isolation, inability to work with others. 
For the 90 or so minutes of a Dave Chappelle show the Id is allowed some space, some freedom to be explored. And if one, by the curtain falling feels, maybe I shouldn’t have laughed at some of that, they can ask themselves why, and truly rule their own ideas instead of being ruled by them.
Prior to his controversial jokes, the biggest story surrounding Chappelle was him abandoning a $50 million contract with Comedy Central in 2003. And the two are related. As an artist, we know that Chappelle means what he creates; he’s not offending people for fame or fortune, but because great art tells the truth. Chappelle’s great gift, for all of society, but even more for progressives who give him a special “anti-wokeness” pass, is that he can allow their Id to come up for air, to stop being suppressed beneath the boot of conformity and Newspeak.
We should suspect that Dave Chappelle is not finished getting himself in trouble, but maybe trouble is the wrong word — maybe it&#8217;s, more simply, the subject of accusations of impropriety. But that’s a good thing, because he keeps coming back. And deep down even most of his critics know that his unique form of comic therapy is ultimately good for all of us.
David Marcus is a Brooklyn based columnist and author of &#8220;Charade: The Covid Lies That Crushed A Nation&#8221;
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Isaiah Lee, 24, was sentenced on Wednesday for his alleged May 3 attack on <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/dave-chappelle-assaulted-onstage-at-hollywood-bowl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dave Chappelle</a> during the comedian&#8217;s performance at the Hollywood Bowl.
After Lee <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/15/dave-chappelle-attacker-sentenced-jail-hollywood-bowl-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded</a> &#8220;no contest&#8221; on two misdemeanor counts — entering a restricted area during a live event and battery — prosecutors agreed to a deal that would land him in Los Angeles County jail for nine months.
The Los Angeles City Attorney&#8217;s office confirmed that Lee was sentenced to serve 270 days behind bars, according to entertainment site TMZ.
Lee allegedly charged onto the stage during Chappelle&#8217;s set, evading security and tackling the comedian before he ran off the stage and attempted to escape. Chappelle&#8217;s friends proved to be more effective than security had been, however, and they were able to take the attacker down, breaking his arm in the process.
Chappelle continued with the show and <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/05/05/dave-chappelle-attack-audio-hollywood-bowl-afterparty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">paused</a> during an after-party to express thanks to his friends — <a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/dave-chappelle-joking-about-jon-stewart-breaking-attackers-arm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joking</a> at one point that fellow comedian Jon Stewart had been a part of the group attacking the suspect.
&#8220;I felt good my friends broke his arm. I felt good, how bad does a n***** have to be that Jon Stewart would stomp him!&#8221; Chappelle joked, adding that it would have been &#8220;stupid&#8221; for them to kill the attacker.
&#8220;Those are very powerful friends and I&#8217;m sharing [this night] with people I love very much,&#8221; he added.
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon was <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/soros-backed-prosecutor-seeks-slap-on-the-wrist-for-alleged-dave-chappelle-attacker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">widely criticized</a> for refusing to charge Lee with a felony. Ultimately, the L.A. City Attorney filed four misdemeanor charges against him. Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami disagreed with Gascon&#8217;s decision, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/dave-chappelle-attacker-wont-be-charged-assault-deadly-weapon-da-office-says">telling</a> Fox News at the time, “Anyone who arms themselves with a deadly weapon, in this case a knife, and violently attacks an innocent person, famous or not, should be charged accordingly &#8230; With only a misdemeanor charge, the person could be released soon, with only a slap on the wrist. That fails to provide justice to the victim, accountability for this person’s actions, and safety to the general public.&#8221;
The weapon Lee allegedly carried was a replica gun with a blade attached to it — which he had carried in a bag and never took out to use it to threaten Chappelle — is reportedly slated to be destroyed.

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After he was booed when he made a surprise appearance on stage with Dave Chappelle at Chappelle’s show at the Chase Center in San Francisco Sunday night, Twitter CEO Elon Musk followed by issuing a ringing denunciation of his leftist foes on Monday morning.
When Chappelle introduced Musk, much of the crowd booed, prompting Chappelle to quip, “It sounds like some of the people you fired are in the audience,” adding, “All of those people who are booing, I&#8217;m just pointing out the obvious, they have terrible seats. It&#8217;s all coming from way up there.”
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Turns out Twitter can, in fact, be real life. <a href="https://t.co/FFpups1yEy">https://t.co/FFpups1yEy</a> <a href="https://t.co/41jcZgdDR4">pic.twitter.com/41jcZgdDR4</a>
&mdash; Steven Goffman (@SteveGoffman) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGoffman/status/1602229546383728640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2022</a></blockquote>
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On Monday morning, Musk took on his critics directly, tweeting, “The woke mind virus is either defeated or nothing else matters.”
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The woke mind virus is either defeated or nothing else matters
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1602278477234728960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Prior to his appearance at Chappelle’s show, Musk had indicated his disdain for the Twitter bots attacking him, tweeting, “Calling all 🤖&amp; 🧌  Please attack me!” followed by “Cool, the bots are so far unable to swarm to the top of my replies!”
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Cool, the bots are so far unable to swarm to the top of my replies!
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1602032467547856897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2022</a></blockquote>
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In late November, Musk posted a 12-second video of something he found in a closet at Twitter headquarters that revealed a truly leftist perspective.
Musk posted a video of the closet that had shelves stacked with T-shirts as part of Twitter’s merchandising, and showed a shelf filled with black T-shirts reading “#Stay Woke.”
“Here we are at the merch and there is an entire closet full of — ” Musk explained, before someone off-camera added, “secret closet.”
“— Hashtag Woke T-Shirts,” Musk concludes.
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Found in closet at Twitter HQ fr 🤣🤣 <a href="https://t.co/3xSI3KvvHk">pic.twitter.com/3xSI3KvvHk</a>
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1595250835096621057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Despite criticism from the political Left at how he had handled the company, Musk noted at the time that Twitter had added 1.6M daily active users in the prior week.
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Twitter added 1.6M daily active users this past week, another all-time high <a href="https://t.co/Si3cRYnvyD">pic.twitter.com/Si3cRYnvyD</a>
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1594865247323660290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Only hours before his tweet showing the woke T-shirts, Musk took aim at his critics, tweeting, “Wasn’t Twitter supposed to die by now or something … ?”
“Maybe we’ve gone to heaven/hell &amp; don’t know it,” he quipped.
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Maybe we’ve gone to heaven/hell &amp; don’t know it 🤔
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1595252303505694720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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A coalition of 60+ civil rights and civil society groups calling themselves the “Stop Toxic Twitter” coalition had urged Twitter’s top advertisers to boycott the company, <a href="https://www.stoptoxictwitter.com/">threatening</a>, “Musk must not roll back the basic moderation practices Twitter already has on the books and he must invest the resources necessary to enforce those rules.”
“Sweeping layoffs at Twitter make it impossible for Twitter to uphold brand safeguards and content moderation. Companies should immediately stop advertising in response,” they continued.
Related: <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-finds-something-in-twitter-hqs-closet-that-explodes-internet/">Elon Musk Finds Something In Twitter HQ’s Closet That Explodes Internet</a>

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Elon Musk Fires: ‘The Woke Mind Virus Is Either Defeated Or Nothing Else Matters’

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Dave Chappelle appeared to shut down further speculation about whether or not he&#8217;s still hosting &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; this weekend following reports about a writer boycott on the show.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dave-chappelle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">49-year-old</a> comedian appeared in a advertisement from &#8220;SNL&#8221; as he and cast member Ego Nwodim appeared to joke a about whether he will still appear on the show, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11418191/Dave-Chappelle-jokes-hosting-SNL-weekend-despite-boycott-claims.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailceleb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a> reported.
&#8220;&#8216;Wait, we&#8217;re doing it live?&#8221; Chappelle replied. &#8220;Of course,&#8221; Nwodim shared, &#8220;With you?&#8221;
&#8220;Obviously,&#8221; the comedian replied.
The cast member then asked, &#8220;In this news cycle?&#8221; And Chappelle replied, “Yep.&#8221;
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Dave Chappelle jokes he will STILL be hosting SNL this weekend <a href="https://t.co/EoODYdMb6V">https://t.co/EoODYdMb6V</a>
&mdash; Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) <a href="https://twitter.com/DailyMailCeleb/status/1591154878348500992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Chappelle also reportedly joked that the episode will be &#8220;so black it&#8217;ll be on BET,&#8221; the outlet noted.
In another clip shared from the official account for &#8220;SNL,&#8221; the &#8220;Chappelle’s Show&#8221; star announced that he&#8217;s &#8220;hosting SNL&#8221; this week as he introduced the musical guest Black Star.
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This Saturday! Dave Chappelle and Black Star are here! <a href="https://t.co/JbKwxvxtGK">pic.twitter.com/JbKwxvxtGK</a>
&mdash; Saturday Night Live &#8211; SNL (@nbcsnl) <a href="https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1590846283660476417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The account for the late-night sketch comedy show also appeared to be shutting down further speculation about the comedian hosting when it tweeted a littler earlier, &#8220;Read-thru with Dave Chappelle!&#8221; The post included a photo of Chappelle sitting around a writer&#8217;s table.
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Read-thru with Dave Chappelle! <a href="https://t.co/ahD20bfwEi">pic.twitter.com/ahD20bfwEi</a>
&mdash; Saturday Night Live &#8211; SNL (@nbcsnl) <a href="https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1590532448664055809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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It all comes following reports that some writers reportedly threatened to boycott the show if Chappelle was picked to host, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/snl-writers-could-boycott-show-over-dave-chappelle-hosting-gig" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
&#8220;They&#8217;re not going to do the show,&#8221; an insider reportedly shared with the outlet. &#8220;But none of the actors are boycotting.&#8221;
Chappelle — who has faced a backlash in the last year over his comments regarding transgender people in his Netflix special &#8220;The Closer,” as well as a variety of stand-up shows where he&#8217;s been accused of telling &#8220;transphobic&#8221; and &#8220;homophobic&#8221; jokes — reportedly upset writers after producers picked him, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/11/09/snl-writers-boycott-over-dave-chappelle-hosting-the-show/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Page Six</a> noted.
The &#8220;Half Baked&#8221; star has maintained that the backlash against him isn&#8217;t about his comments and has everything to do with &#8220;corporate interests,&#8221; <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/10/25/1049167773/read-dave-chappelles-response-to-backlash-over-netflix-comedy-special-the-closer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NPR</a> noted.
&#8220;It&#8217;s about corporate interests, and what I can say, and what I cannot say,&#8221; Chappelle previously shared. &#8220;For the record, and I need you to know this, everyone I know from that [LGBTQ] community has been loving and supportive, so I don&#8217;t know what this nonsense is about.&#8221;
It will be Chappelle&#8217;s third time hosting the NBC late-night sketch show.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nobody-should-be-censored-comedians-defend-chappelle-after-theater-caves-cancels-his-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;Nobody Should Be Censored&#8217;: Comedians Defend Chappelle After Theater Caves, Cancels His Show</a>

Dave Chappelle Appears To Shut Down Speculation About Whether He’s Still Hosting ‘SNL’ Following Writer Boycott Reports

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Some of the writers behind NBC&#8217;s long-running sketch comedy show &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/got-that-sizzle-even-snl-mocked-biden-democrats-ahead-of-midterms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saturday Night Live</a>&#8221; may be planning to boycott the next show because comedian Dave Chappelle has been tapped to host.
According to a <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/11/09/snl-writers-boycott-over-dave-chappelle-hosting-the-show/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from Page Six, some of the writers were angry that producers had asked Chappelle — who has been accused of telling &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/epic-night-just-days-after-one-venue-cancels-dave-chappelle-he-surprises-delighted-audience-in-nyc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transphobic</a>&#8221; and &#8220;homophobic&#8221; jokes in a number of his stand-up comedy specials — to host the November 12th broadcast, and they opted to bow out.
&#8220;They’re not going to do the show,&#8221; an insider reportedly informed Page Six of the writers. &#8220;But none of the actors are boycotting.&#8221;
&#8220;SNL&#8221; prompted some backlash on Twitter when Chappelle&#8217;s appearance was first announced last week.
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next week’s show! <a href="https://t.co/yyWCsszXDw">pic.twitter.com/yyWCsszXDw</a>
&mdash; Saturday Night Live &#8211; SNL (@nbcsnl) <a href="https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1589104491206361088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2022</a></blockquote>
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One critic pointed out the fact that people were so incensed by Chappelle&#8217;s appearance that no one was reacting to the fact that hip-hop group Black Star was going to perform for the first time in more than a decade.
&#8220;chappelle reputation is so godawful that nobody even CARES that Black Star is reuniting lmfao one of the most beloved supergroups in hip hop performing after an 11 yr long hiatus &amp; ppl not even noticing cuz the other guy on stage just been talking so much shit abt trans ppl LOL,&#8221; one Twitter user said.
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chappelle reputation is so godawful that nobody even CARES that Black Star is reuniting lmfao one of the most beloved supergroups in hip hop performing after an 11 yr long hiatus &amp; ppl not even noticing cuz the other guy on stage just been talking so much shit abt trans ppl LOL <a href="https://t.co/88jtXsUuZM">https://t.co/88jtXsUuZM</a>
&mdash; ⌘ left at london ⌘ (@LeftAtLondon) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeftAtLondon/status/1589323841125634048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;SNL’s latest putrid attempt to pander to edgelords amidst flailing ratings and a beyond vile reputation. can’t keep your cast members or write a single funny punchline so you resort to platforming stale transphobes. the rot run deep. what a bunch of losers,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/colemanjspilde/status/1589110570002702336" target="_blank" rel="noopener">complained</a> The Daily Beast film critic Coleman Spilde.
Once news broke that some of the writers might boycott the show, however, The Hill&#8217;s media and politics columnist — and Fox News contributor — Joe Concha argued that their loss could potentially be the audience&#8217;s gain.
&#8220;If the great Dave Chappelle is hosting, methinks any assistance from some of the worst writers in comedy won’t be needed. Just hand the keys to Dave and get out of the way,&#8221; he said.
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If the great Dave Chappelle is hosting, methinks any assistance from some of the worst writers in comedy won’t be needed. Just hand the keys to Dave and get out of the way. <a href="https://t.co/Jng0CoaIUo">https://t.co/Jng0CoaIUo</a>
&mdash; Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeConchaTV/status/1590687585004752896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton appeared to agree with Concha, saying, &#8220;SNL more likely to be funny as SNL staff writers stage boycott over appearance of black comedian.&#8221;
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&quot;SNL more likely to be funny as SNL staff writers stage boycott over appearance of black comedian.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/ZeIcaYRdhv">https://t.co/ZeIcaYRdhv</a>
&mdash; Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomFitton/status/1590733962044788737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Fire the writers. Have Chappelle do an hour of stand up. Problem solved,&#8221; The First producer Nick Rizzuto added.
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Fire the writers. Have Chappelle do an hour of stand up. Problem solved. <a href="https://t.co/0jfx06wmbD">https://t.co/0jfx06wmbD</a>
&mdash; Nick Rizzuto (@Nick_Rizzuto) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nick_Rizzuto/status/1590698900515536896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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‘SNL’ Writers Could Boycott Show Over Dave Chappelle Hosting Gig

'SNL' Writers Could Boycott Show Over Dave Chappelle Hosting Gig

Famed comedians <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dave-chappelle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dave Chappelle</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Rock</a> slammed disgraced actor Will Smith while performing together in the U.K. over the actor&#8217;s attack on Rock during this year&#8217;s Oscars.
&#8220;F*** your hostage video,&#8221; Rock <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/09/chris-rock-will-smith-slap-hostage-apology-video-dave-chapelle-1235107682/">said</a> during a portion of his stand up routine in reference to the apology that Smith gave over the incident. “Yes, that s*** hurt. He played Ali. I can’t even play Floyd Mayweather.”
Rock was followed by Chappelle, who also commented on the incident, <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/what-to-see/chris-rock-dave-chappelle-review-duo-unpick-infamous-oscars/">saying</a>, “That was some scary s***.”
“A lot of people forget who Will Smith is,” Chappelle continued, noting Smith&#8217;s upbringing in west Philadelphia. “Then 10 minutes before he was about to get the biggest award … he acted like he was back in Philadelphia.&#8221;
Earlier this month, Chappelle asked Rock on the stage at Liverpool’s M&amp;S Bank Arena in the U.K. if that slap hurt, to which Rock <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/motherfer-hit-me-over-a-bulls-joke-chris-rock-unleashes-on-will-smith-over-oscars-slap">replied</a>, “G*****n right … the motherf***er hit me over a bulls*** joke, the nicest joke I ever told.”
“Will did the impression of a perfect person for 30 years, and he ripped his mask off and showed us he was as ugly as the rest of us,&#8221; Chappelle said. &#8220;Whatever the consequences are … I hope he doesn’t put his mask back on again, and lets his real face breathe. I see myself in both men.”
Smith <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-will-smith-releases-video-apologizing-for-oscars-slap-of-chris-rock">released</a> a nearly six-minute video earlier this summer apologizing to Rock for the incident.
The video showed Smith, wearing a ball cap and golf shirt and seated in what appears to be his home, answering questions from fans and critics on the internet. In a sometimes halting voice, Smith expresses deep remorse for the March 27 incident that has likely cost him his place atop Tinseltown.
“It’s been a minute …,” text on the video begins. “Over the last few months, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and personal work.”
Smith then reads and answers questions about the shocking incident, in which he charged the stage at the Academy Awards show and slapped the comedian after he had made a joke at the expense of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Minutes later, Smith was awarded a “Best Actor” Oscar for his role as tennis patriarch Richard Williams.
“Why didn’t you apologize to Chris in your acceptance speech?” Smith begins, reading a question.
“I was fogged out by that point,” he says. “It’s all fuzzy. I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out.”
Smith apologizes to Rock, his family and in particular, the comedian’s mother, who he says he saw in an interview and realized how much the incident had hurt her.
“I just didn’t realize, and you know, I wasn’t thinking about how many people got hurt in that moment,” Smith says in the video. “So, I want to apologize to Chris’s mother. I want to apologize to Chris’s family, specifically [Chris Rock’s younger brother] Tony Rock. You know, we had a great relationship. You know, Tony Rock was my man. And this is probably irreparable.”
Another question Smith addresses in the video is whether his wife put him up to attacking Rock.
“No. I made a choice on my own, from my own experiences, and my history with Chris,” Smith says. “Jada had nothing to do with it. I’m sorry, babe, and I want to say sorry to my kids and my family for the heat that I brought on all of us.”
Greg Wilson contributed to this report.

Dave Chappelle And Chris Rock Blast Will Smith’s ‘Hostage Video’ Apology

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Superstar Chris Rock unleashed on Will Smith over the actor slapping him at the 2022 Oscars, saying it was over a “bulls*** joke,&#8221; the &#8220;nicest&#8221; one he ever did.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock">57-year-old</a> comedian took the stage Thursday alongside Dave Chappelle at Liverpool&#8217;s M&amp;S Bank Arena in the United Kingdom where Chappelle asked him about what happened at the 94th Academy Awards. “Did that s*** hurt,” Chappelle asked, according to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11173709/Chris-Rock-Smith-did-impression-perfect-man-30-years.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailceleb">Daily Mail</a> in a piece published Friday.
“&#8217;Goddam right … the motherf***er hit me over a bulls*** joke, the nicest joke I ever told,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-chris-rock-says-he-turned-down-offer-to-host-2023-oscars">Rock</a> told the crowd during their U.K. tour.
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Chris Rock FINALLY drops his dignified silence on Oscars slap to EVISCERATE Will Smith <a href="https://t.co/Gtf4W0hKQT">https://t.co/Gtf4W0hKQT</a>
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“Will did the impression of a perfect person for 30 years, and he ripped his mask off and showed us he was as ugly as the rest of us,” Chappelle replied.
“Whatever the consequences are … I hope he doesn&#8217;t put his mask back on again and lets his real face breathe,” he added. “I see myself in both men.”
During Rock&#8217;s recent appearance at a comedy club in Phoenix, Arizona, the comedian reportedly told the audience that the Oscars reached out to him to see if he would host the award show next year. He told crowd he refused the invitation and used a reference to details from the murder trial of O.J. Simpson, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-chris-rock-says-he-turned-down-offer-to-host-2023-oscars">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
The “Death At A Funeral” star previously hosted the annual awards show two other times, in 2005 and then again in 2016, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/chris-rock-declined-2023-oscars-host-offer-1235208342/">Hollywood Reporter</a> noted.
It comes after Rock was slapped on stage by the “Men In Black” star at the annual award show after he cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith&#8217;s shaved head amid her hair loss battle, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-struck-chris-rock-in-the-face-at-oscars-after-he-cracked-a-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smiths-hair-loss">reported</a>.
In July, Smith released a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXrxDKwlA_s">video</a> on social media issuing another apology to Rock. Smith said he has reached out to Rock, but the message came back that the comedian is not ready to speak to him yet.
After Smith slapped Rock in the face during the award show he was not removed from the building, and a short time later, he took the stage to accept an Oscar for his role in the film “King Richard.”
Later, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a 10-year ban preventing Smith from attending the annual awards show.
Correction: A previous version of this story attributed the fourth and fifth paragraph quotes to Chris Rock. The quotes are by Dave Chappelle.

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‘Motherf***er Hit Me Over A Bulls*** Joke’: Chris Rock Unleashes On Will Smith Over Oscars Slap

'Motherf***er Hit Me Over A Bulls*** Joke’: Chris Rock Unleashes On Will Smith Over Oscars Slap

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In the not-so-distant past, comedians made careers out of mocking the most sacred topics in society. Religion, politics, men, women, kids, sex, stereotypes; comedy poked fun at everything humans hold dear, with many stand-up routines employing honesty to address the uncomfortable. Being offensive was always the point.
That was before trans-identifying people became an untouchable class. Thanks to some jokes at their expense, one of comedy’s most respected professionals has become a target for the woke mob. Dave Chappelle isn’t hateful or bigoted. He certainly isn’t conservative. But by the standards of leftists, the “Half Baked” star has committed the ultimate sin.
Compared to some diatribes against the trans agenda, Chappelle’s jokes about that group are downright tame. But that doesn’t matter to activists. The fact that Chappelle has a platform to potentially “spread hate” means that the 48-year-old comedian must be ostracized.
How did we get to this point? 
Chappelle’s history of humor on trans topics goes back to 2017. That’s when he first gained attention for joking about then-President Trump banning trans people from the military and questioning why everyone was so in love with Caitlyn Jenner. 
“Sounds like a secret weapon to me,” the comedian quipped during his set at Radio City Music Hall at the time. “If I was in ISIS in the trenches fighting against the United States and all of the sudden I see a man with a beard and big D-cups titties just rushing my foxhole and s***, I’d be horrified.”
As for Jenner, Chappelle claimed a large part of everyone’s attention and acceptance was due to the reality star’s skin color.
“The only reason all of us are talking about transgenders is because white men want to do it. If it was just blacks and Mexican like, ‘Hey, y’all, we feel like girls inside.’ They’d be like, ‘Shut up, n*****, no one asked how you felt,’’” he said.
The saga came to a head in October 2021 with the release of Chappelle’s Netflix special, “The Closer.” In it, the Emmy Award winning comedian made a couple of jokes about trans people that would inspire an all out war.
“They canceled J.K. Rowling &#8211; my God. Effectually she said gender was fact, the trans community got mad as s***, they started calling her a TERF [trans-exclusionary radical feminist] … I’m Team TERF.”
“Gender is a fact,” Chappelle says in the special. “Every human being in this room, every human being on Earth, had to pass through the legs of a woman to be on earth. That is a fact. Now, I am not saying that to say trans women aren’t women, I am just saying that those p*****s that they got … you know what I mean? I’m not saying it’s not p****, but it’s Beyond P**** or Impossible P****.”
“Any of you who have ever watched me know that I have never had a problem with transgender people. If you listen to what I’m saying, clearly, my problem has always been with white people,” Chappelle jokes later. 
These jokes prompted a protest from Netflix employees, demanding that the streaming giant remove “The Closer” from the platform. But unlike so many other CEOs who have bowed to activist pressure lately, Netflix head Ted Sarandos <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/netflix-ceo-doubles-down-on-chappelle-amid-news-of-trans-employee-walkout-humor-doesnt-translate-to-real-world-harm">doubled down</a> on the network’s defense of Chappelle and his right to free speech.
“Several of you have also asked where we draw the line on hate. We don’t allow titles [on] Netflix that are designed to incite hate or violence, and we don’t believe ‘The Closer’ crosses that line,” Sarandos wrote in a letter to managers in mid-October. 
“I recognize, however, that distinguishing between commentary and harm is hard, especially with stand-up comedy which exists to push boundaries. Some people find the art of stand-up to be mean-spirited but our members enjoy it, and it’s an important part of our content offering.”
“We know that a number of you have been left angry, disappointed and hurt by our decision to put Dave Chappelle’s latest special on Netflix,” the email continued. “With ‘The Closer,’ we understand that the concern is not about offensive-to-some content but titles which could increase real-world harm…While some employees disagree, we have a strong belief that content on screen doesn’t directly translate to real-world harm.”
Despite all the backlash, “The Closer” maintained a strong audience <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dave_chappelle_the_closer">rating</a> on Rotten Tomatoes. It was <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/awards/dave-chappelle-emmy-the-closer-outrage-1235312716/">nominated</a> for an Emmy in July 2022. 
Chappelle responded to the controversy by offering to meet with the activists and swearing he harbors no hate for the group. He was just making jokes.
In May, Chappelle got attacked on stage while performing a stand-up routine for the “Netflix Is a Joke” festival. The attacker brandished a replica handgun containing a retractable knife blade. He was later identified as Isaiah Lee, 23, of Los Angeles. 
Lee <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/05/22/isaiah-lee-says-he-was-triggered-by-dave-chappelles-jokes/">told</a> The Post in late May that he thinks Chappelle should be more “sensitive” about the content of his jokes. “I identify as bisexual … and I wanted him to know what he said was triggering,” Lee said. “I wanted him to know that next time, he should consider first running his material by people it could affect.”
“It’s a struggle and I wanted Dave Chappelle to know it’s not a joke,” Lee continued.
Luckily, Chappelle wasn’t harmed and even made light of the situation. “I am going to kill that n*****,” the comedian said. “It was a trans man,” he quipped, which led to laughter and applause from the audience. 
In July 2022, the comedian’s show at the iconic Minnesota music venue First Avenue caved to backlash from protestors. They canceled Chappelle‘s show hours before it was scheduled to start, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/theater-caves-cancels-dave-chappelle-hours-before-show-we-know-there-are-some-who-will-not-agree-with-this-decision">reported</a>.
“The First Avenue team and you have worked hard to make our venues the safest spaces in the country, and we will continue with that mission,” a statement from the venue said in part.
“We believe in diverse voices and the freedom of artistic expression, but in honoring that, we lost sight of the impact this would have,” the theater added. “We know there are some who will not agree with this decision; you are welcome to send feedback.”
Chappelle responded to the cancellation by telling jokes, of course. The comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/transgender-hit-squad-dave-chappelle-mocks-protesters-during-politically-incorrect-show-after-cancelation">addressed</a> protesters outside the show, “swearing through bullhorns and picking fights with fans” and is said to refer to the crowd as “a small group of transgender lunatics.” He claimed the be able to “see a transgender hit squad coming from a mile away.”
Most recently, Chappelle <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/epic-night-just-days-after-one-venue-cancels-dave-chappelle-he-surprises-delighted-audience-in-nyc">delighted fans</a> by showing up unexpectedly to perform the opening act for Chris Rock and Kevin Hart as part of their “Only Headliners Allowed” tour stop at Madison Square Garden.
“Had to sneak my way in here,” Chappelle reportedly joked upon arrival. “Despite what you may have read about in the news, I’m OK, and I appreciate the support,” he said.
Activists are furious, fans are nonchalant, and Chappelle’s coworkers have voiced their support all along. In response to the comedian’s surprise MSG appearance, Hart couldn’t have been happier. 
“Last night was by far the best moment of my career,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinHart4real/status/1551290708212039682">tweeted</a> after the show. “I can’t even explain it … I can’t find the words … Just know that last night was the true definition of a ‘EPIC NIGHT’ … I love my brothers more than words can explain. We made history last night!!! #RockHartChappelle”
There’s no chance that trans activists will stop trying to cancel Chappelle. What they may not realize is the more they try, the more material they’re providing for one of the funniest men in Hollywood.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Dave Chappelle Is Uncancelable And Trans Activists Can’t Stand It

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Comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock">Chris Rock</a> reportedly dropped new material on his latest comedy tour with a not-so-subtle reference to what happened at the 2022 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/oscars">Oscars</a> when <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith">Will Smith</a> walked on stage and slapped him in the face.
It reportedly happened Saturday night at his show in New York at Madison Square Garden during the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-rock-breaks-silence-with-first-joke-about-the-slap-at-california-comedy-show">57-year-old</a> comedian&#8217;s &#8220;Only Headliners Allowed&#8221; tour with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-hart">Kevin Hart</a> and a surprise appearance by Dave Chappelle, <a href="https://www.etonline.com/chris-rock-makes-will-smith-joke-while-addressing-cancel-culture-at-nyc-stand-up-show-187961">Entertainment Tonight</a> reported.
The &#8220;Grown Ups&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-rock-talks-smith-oscars-slap-quips-about-how-anyone-who-says-words-hurt-has-never-been-punched-in-face-report">star</a> reportedly made the comment while talking about &#8220;cancel culture&#8221; in a reference about how &#8220;words hurt.&#8221;
&#8220;Chris made a joke about Will during a bit about &#8216;cancel culture,&#8217; joking that &#8216;anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face,’” the source told the outlet.
The &#8220;Death at a Funeral&#8221; star also reportedly made the same comment the following day during his set at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, <a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/chris-rock-says-hes-not-a-victim-after-will-smith-oscars-slap/">US Weekly</a> noted. He also reportedly referenced that he&#8217;s no victim.
&#8220;I&#8217;m not a victim, motherf***er,&#8221; Rock shared, per an eyewitness.
&#8220;Yeah, that s*** hurt, motherf***er,&#8221; he added. &#8220;But I shook that s*** off and went to work the next day … I don&#8217;t go to the hospital for a papercut.&#8221;
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Last night was by far the best moment of my career…I can’t even explain it…I can’t find the words…Just know that last night was the true definition of a “EPIC NIGHT”…I love my brothers more than words can explain. We made history last night!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RockHartChappelle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RockHartChappelle</a> <a href="https://t.co/x1XtRXZQCO">pic.twitter.com/x1XtRXZQCO</a>
&mdash; Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinHart4real/status/1551290708212039682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
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During Saturday&#8217;s show, Hart reportedly brought out on the stage a goat named Will Smith that he said he bought for Rock, <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/kevin-hart-buys-chris-rock-goat-will-smith/">XXL magazine</a> reported.
&#8220;The name is Will Smith,&#8221; Hart shared, passing the goat to Chris. &#8220;What?&#8221; the comedian responded, as the audience laughed.
During the 94th Academy Awards show, Smith slapped Rock in the face after the comedian cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith&#8217;s shaved head amid her hair loss battle, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-struck-chris-rock-in-the-face-at-oscars-after-he-cracked-a-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smiths-hair-loss">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
Smith was not removed from the building, and a short time later, he took the stage to accept his first Oscar ever — Best Actor for his role in the film &#8220;King Richard.&#8221; The &#8220;Men in Black&#8221; star later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-issues-apology-to-chris-rock-says-he-was-out-of-line-and-wrong">apologized</a> after the Oscars incident, calling it &#8220;out of line&#8221; and &#8220;wrong.&#8221;
Later, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-banned-from-attending-oscars-for-ten-years-over-chris-rock-slap">Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</a> issued a 10-year ban preventing the actor from attending the annual awards show.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/epic-night-just-days-after-one-venue-cancels-dave-chappelle-he-surprises-delighted-audience-in-nyc">&#8216;Epic Night!&#8217;: Just Days After One Venue &#8216;Cancels&#8217; Dave Chappelle, He Surprises Delighted Audience In NYC</a>

‘Words Hurt’: Comedian Chris Rock References Will Smith Oscars Slap In New Comedy Tour: Report

'Words Hurt’: Comedian Chris Rock References Will Smith Oscars Slap In New Comedy Tour: Report

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Comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dave-chappelle">Dave Chappelle</a> took his protesters head-on after a sudden cancelation last week, reportedly cussing into bullhorns and calling his critics &#8220;transgender lunatics.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minnesota">Minnesota</a>&#8216;s First Avenue theater on Wednesday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/theater-caves-cancels-dave-chappelle-hours-before-show-we-know-there-are-some-who-will-not-agree-with-this-decision">caved</a> to protesters and canceled Chappelle&#8217;s set just hours before the show was slated to start. It was quickly relocated to the Varsity Theater that night.
<a href="https://www.startribune.com/review-dave-chappelles-superstar-status-doesnt-justify-superhigh-prices/600191892/">According</a> to the Star Tribune, Chappelle addressed protesters lined up outside the show, &#8220;swearing through bullhorns and picking fights with fans.&#8221; The comic reportedly referred to the protesters as &#8220;a small group of transgender lunatics.&#8221; He also joked that he “can see a transgender hit squad coming from a mile away.&#8221;
First Avenue reportedly canned Chappelle last week over protesters claiming the comic is transphobic. The comedian leans left but has refused to play the politically correct game with his material, specifically when it comes to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman?hsa_ver=3&amp;hsa_ad=601397183885&amp;hsa_acc=6411461344&amp;hsa_grp=138191773918&amp;hsa_cam=16696131986&amp;utm_campaign=wiaw&amp;utm_campaign=dw_conversions_subscriptions_wiaw_na&amp;utm_medium=paid&amp;utm_medium=ppc&amp;cid=wiaw&amp;hsa_src=g&amp;mid=g&amp;utm_term=matt%20walsh%20what%20is%20a%20woman&amp;hsa_mt=p&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwz96WBhC8ARIsAATR252fdyu9PmLo_GDvE4qJvLELQCStE9AP-5ubHgSZ3kHMehlGEm1BanEaAjdKEALw_wcB&amp;utm_content=na_subscriptions&amp;hsa_tgt=kwd-1643521486533&amp;utm_source=googlesearch&amp;utm_source=adwords&amp;hsa_net=adwords&amp;hsa_kw=matt%20walsh%20what%20is%20a%20woman&amp;xid=0">radical gender theory</a>.
“We hear you,” First Avenue posted via social media on Wednesday evening. “The Dave Chappelle show tonight at First Avenue has been canceled and is moving to the Varsity Theater,” the statement said, adding apologies to staffers.
“We know we must hold ourselves to the highest standards, and we know we let you down,” the venue continued. “We are not just a black box with people in it, and we understand that First Ave is not just a room, but meaningful beyond our walls.”
“The First Avenue team and you have worked hard to make our venues the safest spaces in the country, and we will continue with that mission,” the statement said.
“We believe in diverse voices and the freedom of artistic expression, but in honoring that, we lost sight of the impact this would have,” the theater added. “We know there are some who will not agree with this decision; you are welcome to send feedback.”
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We hear you. Tonight’s show has been cancelled at First Avenue and is moving to the Varsity Theater. See our full statement for more. <a href="https://t.co/tkf7rz0cc7">pic.twitter.com/tkf7rz0cc7</a>
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/epic-night-just-days-after-one-venue-cancels-dave-chappelle-he-surprises-delighted-audience-in-nyc">The Daily Wire</a> reported that Chappelle surprised a New York City audience over the weekend, appearing as the unannounced opening act for fellow comedians Chris Rock and Kevin Hart on an “Only Headliners Allowed” tour stop.
“Had to sneak my way in here,” Chappelle joked with the thrilled audience, walking out to Radiohead’s “Karma Police.”
“Despite what you may have read about in the news, I’m okay, and I appreciate the support,” the comedian assured fans.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/theater-caves-cancels-dave-chappelle-hours-before-show-we-know-there-are-some-who-will-not-agree-with-this-decision">Theater Caves, Cancels Dave Chappelle Hours Before Show: ‘We Know There Are Some Who Will Not Agree With This Decision’</a>

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