Closer” to redemption. The controversial comedian, 48, was lambasted by students after he spoke at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC, on Tuesday.
Chappelle — who graduated from the prestigious school in 1991 — spent about an hour addressing 580 students inside an auditorium, according to Politico, before things “went south” during a subsequent Q&A session.
The funnyman has faced accusations of transphobia due to jokes made in his new Netflix special, “The Closer,” and students at the school seemed eager to voice their concerns. “I’m 16 and I think you’re childish, you handled it like a child,” one student said of Chappelle’s response to the initial backlash he faced over the special.
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