Dave Chappelle has been embroiled in controversy ever since his newest particular, The Nearer, got here out on Netflix in early October. Critics have criticized the efficiency for its jokes about transgender people and the LGBTQ group. Nonetheless, in an Instagram video title “Stunted,” Chappelle fires again.
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Within the video, Chappelle rebuffed claims that he refused to fulfill with transgender staff of Netflix. The comic remarked that he would’ve agreed to talk with the workers in the event that they invited him — though he is unsure what they’d discuss.
“I stated what I stated, and boy, I heard what you stated. My God, how might I not? You stated you need a secure working atmosphere at Netflix. It looks as if I am the one one that may’t go to the workplace anymore,” he stated within the video.
He continued the efficiency saying that whereas he is keen to meet with the transgender group and viewers, he is “not bending to anyone’s calls for.”
“If you wish to meet with me, I’d be greater than keen to, however I’ve some situations. To start with, you can’t come you probably have not watched my particular from starting to finish. It’s essential to come to a spot of my selecting at a time of my selecting, and thirdly, you need to admit that Hannah Gadsby just isn’t humorous,” he stated.
Chappelle additionally lauded the efforts of Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, who stood agency on maintaining the efficiency on Netflix. Nonetheless, he criticized the media for its protection of the controversy.
“Although the media frames this that it is me versus that [LGBTQ] group, that’s not what it’s, Chappelle stated. “It is about company pursuits, and what I can say, and what I can not say.”
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