Caitlyn Jenner is defending Dave Chappelle.
08.10.2021 - 19:37 / justjared.com
Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are enjoying a night out together.
The 28-year-old Positions singer and her husband were spotted making their way home after attending Dave Chappelle‘s show on Wednesday (October 6) in Los Angeles.
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Ariana stepped out in a cream button down with light wash jeans, pairing the look with white boots and a plaid purse. Dalton opted for a white t-shirt with a black jacket layered over top.
The couple were joined at the event by Ariana‘s
Caitlyn Jenner is defending Dave Chappelle.
THR.Morris, who was the one to bring up the Chappelle special during the interview, called it “brilliant.” The original member of the “Not Ready for Primetime Players” then questioned the interviewer, Seth Abramovitch, being “upset” by the material. Abramovitch expressed that he felt Chappelle “was really going after trans people.”“They were going after him,” Morris interjected, according to the Q&A-style writeup.
controversial Netflix comedy special “The Closer” after his comments about the trans community raised some eyebrows.The comedian, 48, shared a five-minute video on Instagram Monday where he performed standup and responded to the backlash. Chappelle stated that he will meet with transgender Netflix employees, however, he won’t be “bending to anybody’s demands.”“To the transgender community, I am more than willing to give you an audience, but you will not summon me.
After nearly three weeks of controversy, Netflix firings and suspensions of trans staff, and protests on the streets of Hollywood over remarks centered on the trans and LGBTQ+ communities by Dave Chappelle in his The Closer special, the comedian today is finally responding significantly — and it’s a mixed bag, to put it mildly.
Dave Chappelle is willing to talk. After Netflix employees staged a walk-out in reaction to comments in the 48-year-old comedian’s recent special, “The Closer”, his rep tells ET that he is open to speaking to those who work at the streaming giant that are upset by his jokes.
Dave Chappelle is willing to talk. After Netflix employees staged a walk-out in reaction to comments in the 48-year-old comedian's recent special,, his rep tells ET that he is open to speaking to those who work at the streaming giant that are upset by his jokes.«Dave stands by his art. Both sides of the street are talking, and Dave is listening.
Chappelle came under fire from prominent social justice organizations earlier this month for the comedian’s jokes targeting trans and other LGBTQ+ people in his new special. “Gender is a fact,” he says at one point in the hour-plus set.
Dave Chappelle is not retracting the jokes he made in his controversial Netflix stand-up special, "The Closer," even after employees of the streaming platform staged a walkout on Wednesday in protest of the content. According to a report from Variety, the comic played to a sold-out crowd in London on Wednesday night and told the audience he plans to take "The Closer" on the road if it gets pulled from Netflix.
As the controversy surrounding comedian Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special The Closer continues, his peers are reaching out in support.
William Earl As the Netflix walkout in response to the company’s continued support of Dave Chappelle’s special “The Closer” is underway at the streamer’s Los Angeles headquarters, a new video that includes activists and Netflix talent alike has been released.“Stand Up in Solidarity With Team Trans* at Netflix!” includes appearances by Ashlee Marie Preston, Jonathan Van Ness, Angelica Ross, Jameela Jamil, Mason Alexander Park, Kate Bornstein, Our Lady J, Sara Ramirez, Peppermint and Colton
Netflix employees gathered in the shadow of the streaming giant’s Los Angeles headquarters on Wednesday to protest Dave Chappelle’s standup special “The Closer.” The company has been embroiled in controversy since the comedy show aired two weeks ago, with employees openly criticizing Chappelle for comments and jokes they deemed transphobic and homophobic.The Netflix office complex, a stone’s throw from the Arclight Hollywood Cinemas, saw passionate trans supporters waving signs reading “Trans
Alyssa Milano shared her thoughts on democracy and the Dave Chappelle controversy after being arrested outside the White House on Tuesday. The 48-year-old actress and activist was walking outside in D.C.Tuesday when a photographer asked her some questions about her recent arrest while advocating for voting rights.
The head of Netflix is walking back some of his words.
Hannah Gadsby is speaking out.
Netflix‘s decision to keep Dave Chappelle’s special up on their platform.The stand-up special, called The Closer, features Chappelle addressing the controversy surrounding Harry Potter author JK Rowling.“They cancelled J.K. Rowling – my God,” Chappelle said in the show.
Hannah Gadsby is slamming Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos over his recent comments defending Dave Chappelle’s controversial stand-up special, “The Closer”.
From the moment Netflix announced itself as an original programming player with House Of Cards, the streamer has been touting its great relationship with talent. That reputation has taken hit over the last week in the wake of Dave Chappelle’s controversial new special The Closer which has had top Netflix talent denounce the comedian’s comments about transgender people as well as Netflix’s support of Chappelle led by co-CEO Ted Sarandos.
Netflix often gets congratulated for being a bastion of creative freedom, giving filmmakers and creators a chance to make whatever project they want, as long as it attracts eyeballs and subscribers.
Comedy great Damon Wayans is speaking out on the ongoing public schism surrounding Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy special "The Closer" and said he believes Chappelle is "a unicorn" for standing up to "PC culture." "I feel like Dave freed the slaves — the comedians," the "Major Payne" actor, 61, told TMZ of Chappelle’s controversial Netflix special during a brief exchange at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Monday.