"Dave Chappelle: Untitled" - UK Premiere - Red Carpet Arrivals LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 17: Dave Chappelle attends the UK premiere of "Dave Chappelle: Untitled" at Cineworld Leicester Square on October 17, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images) New Turkish Law Allows Government Control Of Media Outlets And Internet Content ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MARCH 23: The Netflix App logo is seen on a television screen on March 23, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. The Government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan passed a new law on March 22 extending the reach of the country's radio and TV censor to the internet. The new law will allow RTUK, the states media watchdog, to monitor online broadcasts and block content of social media sites and streaming services including Netflix and YouTube. Turkey already bans many websites including Wikipedia, which has been blocked for more than a year. The move came a day after private media company Dogan Media Company announced it would sell to pro-government conglomerate Demiroren Holding AS. The Dogan news group was the only remaining news outlet not to be under government control, the sale, which includes assets in CNN Turk and Hurriyet Newspaper completes the governments control of the Turkish media. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
It looks like Netflix is continuing to stand behind Dave Chappelle! The streaming giant recently announced a more extensive partnership with the comedian. This comes more than four months since Netflix combated internal and external backlash for streaming Dave’s ‘The Closer.’
Dave will reportedly host and produce four, new comedy specials as part of his ‘Chappelle’s Home Team’ series with Netflix, per NBC News. And this time, he got to handpick a few familiar faces to entertain the masses. Apparently, the first special highlighting comic Earthquake will go live on February 28. Fans will also see one of Dave’s longtime comedic collaborators Donnell Rawlings as a host in the second special.
“I’ve been doing this a long time and comedians like Quake and Donnell are not only friends but have inspired my own career,” Dave said in a statement. “Anyone in the comedy community knows these names and knows their time to shine is long overdue. I am proud to be a part of this moment.”
As you may remember, Dave and Netflix found themselves at the center of a media firestorm in the last quarter of 2021. There were internal and external calls for Dave’s special ‘The Closer’ to be removed from the platform due to transphobic comments. At one point, queer Netflix employees staged a walkout. But still, the company’s CEO Ted Sarados stood beside Dave and his comedy in two company memos.
“We know that a number of you have been left angry, disappointed and hurt by our decision to put Dave Chappelle’s latest special on Netflix…Adults can watch violence, assault and abuse – or enjoy shocking stand-up comedy – without it causing them to harm others,” CEO Ted said in the second memo.
In the show, Dave labeled himself a TERF, meaning “trans-exclusionary radical feminist.” He also expressed support for J.K. Rowlings’ comments about trans women posing a threat to people assigned female at birth. And despite stating he has no issues with the trans community, he went on to comment on the anatomy of trans women, calling their genitals ” beyond pu**y or impossible pu**y.” In late October, Dave responded to the growing controversy.
“To the transgender community, I am more than willing to give you an audience, but you will not summon me, ” Dave said. “I am not bending to anybody’s demands.”
He also thanked Ted and the company for sticking beside him saying, “Thank God for Ted Sarandos and Netflix, he’s the only one that didn’t cancel me yet.”
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