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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2018 file photo, Dave Chappelle speaks at the press conference at the Toronto International Film Festival at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. Chappelle plans to host a special block party and benefit concert in southwest Ohio for those affected by the recent mass shooting. Chappelle will be among national and local entertainers planned for the main stage at the Gem City Shine event in Dayton on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019.(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

‘Stop trying to silence Dave Chappelle’

By Cliff Maloney

Musician Stevie Wonder, front left, and comedian Dave Chappelle appear on stage during the &quot;Gem City Shine,&quot; event in the Oregon District in Dayton, Ohio, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. Chappelle, who resides in nearby Yellow Springs, hosted the special block party and benefit concert for those affected by the recent mass shooting. (Marshall Gorby/Dayton Daily News via AP)

Dave Chappelle hosts concert to honor Ohio shooting victims

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In this Sept. 9, 2018 file photo, Dave Chappelle speaks at the press conference at the Toronto International Film Festival at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. Mr. Chappelle on August 25, 2019, will host a benefit concert in southwest Ohio to benefit victims of the recent mass shooting in Dayton. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) **FILE**

Dave Chappelle coming to Broadway. Hide your phone.

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

Man who threw banana peel at Dave Chappelle sues comedian

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Dave Chappelle accepts the award for best comedy album for &quot;The Age of Spin&quot; and &quot;Deep In The Heart Of Texas&quot; at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

At Grammys, Dave Chappelle leads a comic interlude

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

Dave Chappelle acknowledged in his new special that some viewers were hurt by his barbs. He also said all the right things about not wishing violence on any member of the transgender community. He still didn't apologize or shy away from similar material. (Associated Press/File)

Dave Chappelle, stand-up comic, keeps transgender jokes in act despite political correctness

By Christian Toto - Special to The Washington Times

Dave Chappelle acknowledged in his new special that some viewers were hurt by his barbs. He also said all the right things about not wishing violence on any member of the transgender community. He still didn't apologize or shy away from similar material. (Associated Press/File)

Chappelle on 30 years in showbiz and sensitivity in comedy

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

Comedian Dave Chappelle speaks at the RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation's Art for Life Benefit in New York, July 18, 2015. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Dave Chappelle faces Jezebel’s wrath for ‘transphobic’ jokes

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Nov. 3, 2012 file photo, comedian Charlie Murphy appears at &quot;Eddie Murphy: One Night Only,&quot; a celebration of Murphy's career in Beverly Hills, Calif. Comedian Cedric the Entertainer said on Instagram that Murphy was laid to rest April 19, 2017, a week after his death following a battle with leukemia. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Charlie Murphy remembered by fellow comedians at funeral

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Dave Chappelle crowned Netflix king: Deep in the Heart of Texas, The Age of Spin most-watched ever

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - This Sunday, July 6, 2014 file photo, Dave Chappelle performs at the Essence Festival in New Orleans. Chappelle teamed up with John Mayer to remember late comedian Charlie Murphy at Mayer's concert in Columbus, Ohio, on April 12, 2017. Murphy died the same day. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Dave Chappelle salutes Charlie Murphy at John Mayer concert

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Chappelle celebrates Netflix release with all-star party

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Dave Chappelle urges progressive policing in Ohio hometown

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Dave Chappelle debuts 2 comedy specials March 21 on Netflix

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In this Nov. 10, 2016 photo released by NBC, Jarobi White and Q-Tip of musical guest A Tribe Called Quest pose with host Dave Chappelle, center, on the television show, &quot;Saturday Night Live,&quot; in New York. &quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; called on host Chappelle's wit for a thoughtful coda to a divisive presidential campaign. Chappelle offered an African-American take on President-elect, Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton, saying he hadn’t seen white people so mad since the O.J. Simpson verdict. (Rosalind O'Connor/NBC via AP)

Dave Chappelle, ‘SNL’ give thoughtful coda to election

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

FILE - This Sunday, July 6, 2014 file photo, Dave Chappelle performs at the Essence Festival in New Orleans. Assistant District Attorney Anastasia Martin on Monday, July 27, 2015 told the Santa Fe New Mexican that jury selection is scheduled for Sept. 23, 2015 for the trial of Christian Englander, the 31-year-old man accused of throwing a banana peel at Chappelle during a New Mexico performance. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Dave Chappelle: ‘Black Lives Matter is the worst slogan I’ve ever heard’

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In a May 5, 2006, file photo comedian Dave Chappelle attends a reception at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky. Chappelle decided to sit out most of his show in Hartford Thursday, Aiug. 29, 2013, because of a noisy audience. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon, file)

Comic Dave Chappelle decries ‘evil,’ ‘white’ hecklers at Hartford show

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times