If you missed it, Dave Chappelle is facing backlash after making anti-trans and LGBTQIA+ statements in his new comedy special The Closer.
In part, he said, “Gender is a fact. Every human being in this room, every human being on earth, had to pass through the legs of a woman to be on earth.
That is a fact.” He also said that “trans women” genitalia are “not quite what it is.” Now, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is breaking his silence on the backlash. “Chapelle is one of the most popular stand-up comedians today, and we have a long standing deal with him.
His last special ‘Sticks & Stones,’ also controversial, is our most watched, stickiest and most award winning stand-up special to date,” he wrote in a memo. “As with our other talent, we work
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