Variety, Sarandos said Netflix will not take down the special.“We don’t allow titles (on) Netflix that are designed to incite hate or violence, and we don’t believe The Closer crosses that line,” he wrote.Also in the memo, Sarandos said that “artistic freedom” is different for stand-up comedy than it is for other forms of expression.“The Closer” has been criticized for Chappelle’s jokes about the trans community.