Dave Chappelle has declined to have his former high school’s theatre named after him after blistering criticism over transphobic jokes in his Netflix comedy special The Closer. The Duke Ellington School of the Arts, in Washington DC, was due to honour Chappelle after he donated $100,000 to the school’s theatre. The comedian said in October 2021 that having it named after him was “the most significant honour of my life”., Read More
From Pink News
