Dave Chappelle is willing to sit down with Netflix and the streamer’s transgender employees to discuss the ongoing controversy surrounding his standup special, “The Closer,” according to a new video he shared on Instagram. But Chappelle remained unapologetic about the content being perceived as transphobic and homophobic in the special.
Chappelle said, “It’s been said in the press that I was invited to speak to the transgender employees of Netflix and I refused. That is not true — if they had invited me I would have accepted it, although I am confused about what we would be speaking about. I said what I said, and boy, I heard what you said. My God, how could I not? You said you want a safe working environment at Netflix. It seems like I’m the only one who can’t go to the office.”
Chappelle said that the controversy was more...
Chappelle said, “It’s been said in the press that I was invited to speak to the transgender employees of Netflix and I refused. That is not true — if they had invited me I would have accepted it, although I am confused about what we would be speaking about. I said what I said, and boy, I heard what you said. My God, how could I not? You said you want a safe working environment at Netflix. It seems like I’m the only one who can’t go to the office.”
Chappelle said that the controversy was more...
- 10/25/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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