Mar. 16, 2025
Dave ChappelledefendedMichael Jacksonagainst the sexual abuse allegations made in the HBO documentaryLeaving Neverlandduring the comedian’s newest Netflix stand-up special,Sticks & Stones.
InLeavingNeverland, two men — Wade Robson and James Safechuck — allege that the late music iconsexually abused themwhen they were children. The Jackson estate hassued HBOandslammed the documentary, calling it “another rehash of dated and discredited allegations.”
Chappelle, 46, spoke out against the documentary as he joked about “celebrity hunting season” and spoke about the careers ofR.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Dave ChappelleconsidersKanye West“my brother” — but he thinks that the rapper “shouldn’t say all that s—” in support of PresidentDonald Trump.
“I’m not mad at Kanye,” the comedian, 45, toldCNN’s Van Jonesin a segment that aired Saturday but was filmed before Westvisited the White House on Thursday. “That’s my brother. I love him. I support him. But you know, I don’t have to agree with everything that he says.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Days afterthe comedian’s rep told PEOPLEthat he was willing to speak with the streamer’s employees about the controversy, the 48-year-old extended the offer to any transgender person who wanted to sit down with him — although, he did have a few conditions.
“It was said in the press that I was invited to speak to the transgender employees of Netflix and I refused. That is not true,” he said in a videoposted to Instagram on Monday, which appeared to be taken during a recent stand-up comedy show.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Dave Chappellehas shared further details about the man who allegedlyattacked him onstageat the Hollywood Bowl earlier this week.
At a secret comedy show at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles on Thursday night, the comedian, 48, recounted the events of the Tuesday attack, saying he couldn’t see the man’s face but that he got a grip of his hair, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
Chappelle also described how he convinced Hollywood Bowl security to allow him into the room where his alleged assailant, 23-year-old Isaiah Lee, was being held.
Mar. 16, 2025
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The comedian, 45, was caught photobombing a couple’s engagement photo shoot on Saturday, appearing in photographs with his head peeking into the frame as the engaged couple drank beer.
The photographer who captured the moment, Jaycee Brammer, shared the photos on her company’s Facebook page,Jaycee Marie Photography, and wrote about the impromptu and hilarious encounter with her clients Tommy Saunders and Emily Eldridge.
“So, I was shooting this engagement session at a brewery tonight and this dude photobombed us… idk, you may have heard of him.