Dave Chappelle is called a “Bigot” during a visit to his High School: Report

• Students at his alma maternity criticized Dave Chappelle’s comedy special “The Closer.”
• One student called him a comedian “bigot”He was told by another person that he was his “comedy kills.”
• Chappelle caused controversy with his comments regarding the trans community in a Netflix special.

Dave Chappelle paid a surprise visit Tuesday to his former high school in Washington D.C. The Duke Ellington School of the Arts was where he was criticized and called a “crazy kid”. “bigot,”According to a report in Politico.

The Duke Ellington School of the Arts — which is based in Northwest D.C. — initially Postponed plans to rename the theaterAfter Chappelle earlier in this month Plans to bring the comedian to a school fundraiser were canceledStudents threatened to organize a walkout after Chappelle’s comments about Trans people in recent statements

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Comedy Special “The Closer.”

However, Politico reported that Chappelle’s surprise visit to the school was attended by up to 580 students, some of whom took to the microphone during a Q&A session to criticize the comedian.

According to the report, one student named Chappelle was arrested. “bigot”Before you add: “I’m 16 and I think you’re childish, you handled it like a child.”

According to Politico students, Chappelle replied: “My friend, with all due respect, I don’t believe you could make one of the decisions I have to make on a given day.”

Politico confirmed these comments with Carla Sims (Chappelle’s spokesperson). Insider reached out to representatives of Chappelle for more information.

Later, it was revealed that a student from the audience shouted “your comedy kills”Chappelle. He replied: “N—–s are killed every day.”

Politico spoke with a parent of a child attending the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. The identity of the child was not revealed.

“As a parent, I have to say I have a real problem,”They spoke to the publication. “He was being dead serious and using the N-word on the record. What kind of judgment is the school showing to allow that?”

Politico was contacted by Carla Sims, Chappelle’s spokesperson. “They are complaining that he talked and said the N-word. If anything, Dave is putting the school on the map.”

Dave Chappelle has been a prominent supporter of Duke Ellington School of the Arts over the years, donating a total of $100,000 and giving the school one of his Emmy awards, According to Deadline. Chappelle also hosted a masterclass for students with Bradley Cooper and Chris Tucker in 2017.

The outcry is over “The Closer” — the sixth stand-up special Chappelle has debuted on Netflix — has Been widespread. Chappelle supported the special in the special. “Harry Potter” author JK Rowling, who has been criticized for anti-trans comments. Chappelle said, “During a monologue,” “gender is a fact”And “every human being in this room, every human being on earth, had to pass through the legs of a woman to be on earth.”