Netflix Reinstates Three Employees, Including Trans Woman Who Criticized Dave Chappelle, After Issuing Suspensions for Interrupting Meeting

For the last couple of weeks, the controversy that surrounded the Dave Chappelle comedy special, “The Closer,” seemed positioned as a fight between Netflix and the LGBTQ community, specifically those that work at the streaming service. This is because Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos seemed to be the bad guy, releasing statements that were tone deaf, at best, and insulting/offensive, at worst.

Netflix stand-up special The Closer.The comedian spoke for the first time since his comments in the special sparked a backlash especially amidst the LGBTQ community when told his audience that “gender is a fact”.“They canceled J.K. Rowling – my God,” Chappelle said in the show.

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.

Dave Chappelle has spoken out about the controversy over his Netflix special "The Closer" in a new stand-up video, saying that he is willing to meet with transgender Netflix employees or other members of the trans community, but won’t bend "to anybody’s demands." In the video, Chappelle remained unapologetic about the special — which was accused of containing transphobic and homophobic remarks and led to a walkout at Netflix — saying: "I said what I said." "It’s been said in the press that I was

Dave Chappelle is speaking out about the controversy surrounding his latest comedy special.

Bill Maher has never been shy about expressing some often-unpopular opinions, and he continued that tradition on Friday night’s edition of “Real Time with Bill Maher”.

"Real Time" host Bill Maher offered a strong defense of fellow comedian Dave Chappelle amid the uproar over Chappelle's Netflix special.  The streaming giant has stood behind "The Closer," which critics have decried as "transphobic" over remarks Chappelle made supporting J.K.

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.

Corporate CEOs hate political noise. Comedians thrive on it.

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

Netflix is making a statement

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix, in advance of an employee walkout Wednesday protesting the streamer’s defense of Dave Chappelle’s transphobic and homophobic commentary in his latest stand-up special, issued a statement acknowledging “deep hurt” the controversy has caused.In a statement, Netflix said, “We value our trans colleagues and allies, and understand the deep hurt that’s been caused.

Perhaps the most unique aspect of the latest outrage against Dave Chappelle and his stand-up comedy is the fact that Chappelle himself doesn’t seem to be the one stoking the anger even more. In fact, the mess that Netflix finds itself in now after the release of “The Closer,” which many say contains dangerous transphobic content, was largely due to how the co-CEO of the streaming service, Ted Sarandos, handled the situation.

Netflix boss Ted Sarandos has admitted he “screwed up” after defending Dave Chappelle’s new comedy special.Chappelle and Netflix were criticised by the LGBTQ community over several jokes featured in his new special, where he labelled himself “team TERF” when discussing the controversy surrounding Harry Potter author JK Rowling.In the wake of the special’s release and subsequent controversy, Netflix then fired an employee for leaking information about the special.Sarandos had sent a memo to

J. Kim Murphy administratorTerra Field, a trans Netflix employee who denounced Dave Chappelle’s “attacks [on] the trans community” in his new special “The Closer,” has elaborated on her criticism of the company’s defense for releasing the special.On Monday, Field shared an online essay titled “It Was Never About Dave” on her Medium blog.

A philanthropic boasting Reed Hastings may not want to talk today about Dave Chappelle and controversy around remarks centered on the trans and LGBTQ+ communities in his special The Closer, but the Netflix staffer who called out the streamer on the “attacks” in the October 5 launched show certainly does – in-depth and at length.

The Closer.A Bloomberg report published on Wednesday (October 13) stated Netflix spent $24.1million on The Closer and $23.6million on the comedian’s 2019 special, Sticks & Stones, comparing them to the $3.9million spent for Bo Burnham’s Inside and Squid Game’s $21.4million.From internal documents seen by the publication, the Sticks & Stones special was measured as having an “impact value” of $19.4million by Netflix, meaning it cost more than the value it generated.In a statement released to NME,

Ellise Shafer administratorTrans employees and allies at Netflix are planning a walkout on Wednesday, Oct. 20 in protest of CEO Ted Sarandos’ comments regarding Dave Chappelle’s new special “The Closer,” Variety has confirmed.As reported by The Verge, a leader of the streamer’s trans employee resource group wrote the following in a message to members: “Trans Lives Matter.

Netflix has reinstated three employees it suspended earlier this week.

who were suspended earlier this week for crashing an executive meeting, including Terra Field, a trans software engineer who publicly criticized the company’s decision to stream Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy special. “Netflix has reinstated me after finding that there was no ill-intent in my attending the QBR meeting,” Field said on Twitter.