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Dave Chappelle is facing some heat. The comic legend is being called out for recent jokes from his latest Netflix special, The Closer, in which he quips about DaBaby‘s comments on the LGBTQ community.
As theGrio previously reported, Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix special is described as “closing out” his body of work on the streamer that includes, The Age Of Spin, Deep In The Heart Of Texas, Equanimity, The Bird Revelation, and Sticks & Stones. While Chappelle has often found critical acclaim, many of his takes, specifically surrounding the LGBTQIA+ community, have fallen flat. It seems his latest special is no exception.
Chappelle then argued that many who criticized DaBaby and contributed to his supposed cancellation don’t know that the rapper shot and killed a 19-year-old man in a North Carolina Walmart in 2018. (DaBaby claimed he was acting in self and he was ultimately not charged in the man’s death; he was found guilty of a misdemeanor weapons charge.)
“Nothing bad happened to his career,” Chappelle quipped. “Do you see where I’m going with this? In our country, you can shoot and kill a n***a, but you better not hurt a gay person’s feelings.”