Dave Chappelle Addresses Massive Backlash Over Trans Jokes: ‘I Am Not Bending to Anybody’s Demands’

CHAPPELLE It s been ░░░░░░░░ in the press that ░░░░░░░░ was invited to speak ░░░░░░░░ the transgender employees at ░░░░░░░░ and I refused That ░░░░░░░░ not true If they ░░░░░░░░ invited me I would ░░░░░░░░ accepted it although I ░░░░░░░░ confused about what we ░░░░░░░░ speaking about I said ░░░░░░░░ I said and boy ░░░░░░░░ heard what you said ░░░░░░░░ God how could I ░░░░░░░░ You said you want ░░░░░░░░ safe working environment at ░░░░░░░░ Well it seems like ░░░░░░░░ m the only one ░░░░░░░░ can t go to ░░░░░░░░ office anymore Cheers and ░░░░░░░░ I want everyone in ░░░░░░░░ audience to know that ░░░░░░░░ though the media frames ░░░░░░░░ that it s me ░░░░░░░░ that community it s ░░░░░░░░ what it is UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ know CHAPPELLE Do not ░░░░░░░░ the LBGTQ community for ░░░░░░░░ of this sh t ░░░░░░░░ has nothing to do ░░░░░░░░ them It s about ░░░░░░░░ interests and what I ░░░░░░░░ say and what I ░░░░░░░░ say Cheers and applause ░░░░░░░░ the record and I ░░░░░░░░ you to know this ░░░░░░░░ I know from that ░░░░░░░░ has been nothing but ░░░░░░░░ and supporting so I ░░░░░░░░ t know what all ░░░░░░░░ nonsense is about In ░░░░░░░░ of 2020 when the ░░░░░░░░ world shut down I ░░░░░░░░ outside doing shows My ░░░░░░░░ had a cornfield and ░░░░░░░░ let me throw shows ░░░░░░░░ and people came from ░░░░░░░░ over the country Some ░░░░░░░░ came from around the ░░░░░░░░ to see those shows ░░░░░░░░ best comedians on Earth ░░░░░░░░ to my home and ░░░░░░░░ bread with me And ░░░░░░░░ lived our lives we ░░░░░░░░ a way to keep ░░░░░░░░ forward Applause I made ░░░░░░░░ whole documentary about it ░░░░░░░░ first night of those ░░░░░░░░ was a piece that ░░░░░░░░ you might have seen ░░░░░░░░ was called 8 46 ░░░░░░░░ it dealt with the ░░░░░░░░ the murder of George ░░░░░░░░ Cheers and applause This ░░░░░░░░ that I made was ░░░░░░░░ to every film festival ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ of those invitations I ░░░░░░░░ And when this controversy ░░░░░░░░ out about The Closer ░░░░░░░░ began disinviting me from ░░░░░░░░ film festivals And now ░░░░░░░░ not a film company ░░░░░░░░ a movie studio not ░░░░░░░░ film festival nobody will ░░░░░░░░ this film Thank God ░░░░░░░░ Ted Sarandos and Netflix ░░░░░░░░ s the only one ░░░░░░░░ didn t cancel me ░░░░░░░░ Cheers and applause To ░░░░░░░░ transgender community I am ░░░░░░░░ than willing to give ░░░░░░░░ an audience but you ░░░░░░░░ not summon me I ░░░░░░░░ not bending to anybody ░░░░░░░░ demands Cheers and applause ░░░░░░░░ if you want to ░░░░░░░░ with me I d ░░░░░░░░ more than willing to ░░░░░░░░ I have some conditions ░░░░░░░░ First of all you ░░░░░░░░ come if you have ░░░░░░░░ watched my special from ░░░░░░░░ to end Applause You ░░░░░░░░ come to a place ░░░░░░░░ my choosing and a ░░░░░░░░ of my choosing And ░░░░░░░░ you must admit that ░░░░░░░░ Gadsby is not funny ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN 2 We love ░░░░░░░░ Dave CHAPPELLE I desperately ░░░░░░░░ people to see this ░░░░░░░░ But I understand why ░░░░░░░░ would be nervous since ░░░░░░░░ will touch it I ░░░░░░░░ tell you what I ░░░░░░░░ do I will make ░░░░░░░░ available for all of ░░░░░░░░ in ten American cities ░░░░░░░░ on sale in the ░░░░░░░░ few days You will ░░░░░░░░ able to see this ░░░░░░░░ in its entirety and ░░░░░░░░ can see what they ░░░░░░░░ trying to obstruct you ░░░░░░░░ seeing UNKNOWN 3 Yes ░░░░░░░░ CHAPPELLE And you can ░░░░░░░░ for yourself But you ░░░░░░░░ have this conversation and ░░░░░░░░ my voice from it ░░░░░░░░ is only fair You ░░░░░░░░ to answer the question ░░░░░░░░ I cancelled or not ░░░░░░░░ No CHAPPELLE Then let ░░░░░░░░ go Thank you very ░░░░░░░░ and good night.”

(Cheering)