Chappelle’s Show will be removed by HBO Max by the end of 2020, honouring a request by Dave Chappelle.The news was confirmed by HBO and HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys, in conversation with Variety.“We had a conversation with Dave,” Bloys began. “I won’t get into it, but it’s very clear that it’s a very unique and specific and emotional issue he’s got.“So at the end of the year, at the end of this year, December 31st, we’re going to honor his request and take the show down.”The HBO move is likely to be following a request Dave Chappelle made to Netflix last month to take down the special as well, which the streaming giant also accepted.Chappelle explained on Instagram that ViacomCBS had licensed the Comedy Central series without.
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