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Dave Chappelle Says He'd Meet With Transgender Netflix Workers – Under Certain Conditions
Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia, on the newest of 3 developments
Comedian Dave Chappelle said Monday he’d be willing to meet with transgender employees of Netflix who have called for the streaming platform to remove his October comedy special, “The Closer.” But Chappelle said any meeting would have to be on his terms: “You will not summon me.
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Celebrities who have shunned Netflix and Dave Chappelle in trans rights debacle
Headline from Newsweek ·
Dave Chappelle Says He’s Willing To Talk To Transgender Netflix Employees But ‘I Said What I Said’
Headline from Forbes ·
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Dave Chappelle Says He'd Meet With Transgender Netflix Workers – Under Certain Conditions
Transgender actor Elliot Page, formally known as Ellen, expressed overarching support for Netflix employees staging a walkout as part of a protest of the steaming service refusing to remove Dave Chappelle’s comedy special "The Closer," where he asserts that gender "is a fact" -- a basic notion rejec…
Dave Chappelle is planning a U.S. tour of his controversial Netflix special “The Closer” in the event that the streamer pulls the show, according to fans who attended a London gig on Wednesday.
Dave Chappelle has come under fire for poking fun at trans people in his Netflix special, "The Closer." Now performers including Dan Levy, George Takei and Elliot Page have spoken out against him.
Many conservatives praised Netflix for "standing up to cancel culture" by defending its decision to carry Dave Chappelle's comedy special, "The Closer." Critics in the LGBTQ community accuse him of misogyny and of bashing transgender people.
Dave Chappelle remained unapologetic about his special 'The Closer' — which was accused of containing transphobic and homophobic remarks and led to a walkout at Netflix.
Comedian Dave Chappelle said Monday he’d be willing to meet with transgender employees of Netflix who have called for the streaming platform to remove his October comedy special, “The Closer.” But Chappelle said any meeting would have to be on his terms: “You will not summon me.
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Weeks after his special “The Closer” was criticized for its jokes aimed at transgender people, Dave Chappelle has addressed the controversy. He’ll meet with “the transgender community” that takes issue with his jokes about trans people, he told audiences at a gig in Nashville …
Veteran comedian Dave Chappelle says that while he is "confused" about what they want to speak about, he will nonetheless meet with members of the transgender community, under the condition that anyone who meets with him first watches his Netflix special, "The Closer," "from beginning to end.
Supporters praised comedian Dave Chappelle Monday for his response to the controversy surrounding his new Netflix special “The Closer," in which the comedian declared he was “not bending to anybody's demands” following backlash over remarks he made about transgender people.
Comedian Dave Chappelle addressed the backlash over his Netflix special, "The Closer," releasing a video to social media Monday in which he expressed his willingness to speak to those who
