r/UnderReportedNews • u/Logical-Flow-6703 • Feb 17 '26
Video "A moment of respect: Dave Chappelle seen at Alexi Pretti’s memorial in Minneapolis today, honoring the memory of the deceased."
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u/ArchdruidHalsin Feb 17 '26
Isn't this the guy who brought Elon Musk onto his stage and then called his audience poor?
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u/RaymondBeaumont Feb 17 '26
yeah, this is the "performative bullshit" people are talking about.
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u/ADhomin_em Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 17 '26
Dave's a rich bitch. He helped get us here by cashing in on the culture war bullshit. If he wants to start helping, it's gonna take a lot more than a photo op before a show. It's a start I guess
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u/ArtisianWaffle Feb 17 '26
Was he one of the comedians who went to Saudi Arabia or wherever that controversial comedy meeting was?
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u/Akronica Feb 17 '26
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He's against governments murdering citizens (except when he's handed enough money to compromise and ignore it).
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u/kosanovskiy Feb 17 '26
1.5m usd sure convinces him quick. Even though he already has ten fold of that. Either way after that, hum and Burr are dead for me. This seems like an obvious photo op.
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u/wrnrg Feb 17 '26
Yeah, Burr really disappointed me. He can fuck off with any commentary he has now.
You can't talk all the shit you talk about the people you talk about and then go take blood money from the same type of people you constantly berate.
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u/drmojo90210 Feb 17 '26
The thing that pisses me off the most about Burr, Chappelle, and many of the other guys who did the Saudi tour wasn't the fact that they sold out. It's the fact that they tried to spin their participation as some kind of important cultural event that was going to lead to social progress in Saudi Arabia. What a bunch of horseshit. I would honestly respect them more if they just admitted "Yeah, it's a pretty repressive country but they paid me a fuckton of money to perform there, so whatever." If you're gonna sell out, at least be honest about it.
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u/zuffio Feb 17 '26
Great comment. Using commentary and disappointing are 2 perfect words when discussing bill burr. A lot of comedy is blended in with the uncomfortable truth and he was the best at it. But he can’t lecture us anymore. And the disappointment isn’t that he went to Saudi Arabia. The disappointment is the bullshit he tried to sell us why he went. Pete Davidson went. His father was killed on 9/11. He said he went for the crazy money offered. I appreciate that. That’s all bill had to say. But instead,he has no credibility left and he has joined the ranks of the elite phonies.
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u/drmojo90210 Feb 17 '26
Yeah, at least Pete Davdison was honest enough to admit he just did it for the money. Burr, Chappelle, and a few of the other guys tried to spin it by pretending that the festival was some kind of important cultural event that was going to help promote social progress in Saudi Arabia or some horseshit. I respect an honest sellout more than a bad liar.
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u/SoManyThrowAwaysEven Feb 17 '26
You can't talk all the shit you talk about the people you talk about and then go take blood money from the same type of people you constantly berate.
In his defense, he himself said he would totally sellout. Doesn't absolve him but he did admit to it.
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u/MinnesotaRyan Feb 17 '26
didn't he also act like his event here was going to be a big community event, but then all the money made was pocketed and not given to any sort of charity/mutual aid?
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u/Sorry-Side-628 Feb 17 '26
Yea it's too late. Damage done, he's a sellout.
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u/BuddyLaDouche Feb 17 '26
But...but...but... what if he goes to their memorials!?!??!
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u/Current_Helicopter32 Feb 17 '26
Honestly, extra fuck him for turning a memorial into a photo-op.
He can eat shit and fuck all the way off.
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u/Dracomortua Feb 17 '26
$50-$100 million is the guess?
https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/richest-comedians/dave-chappelle-net-worth/
Indeed, once you clear 'all bills paid for your life and your kids' i do not fathom the desperation in these humans. Especially the ones that are not the old / white / male types as you would think they would know better.
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u/DigitalUnlimited Feb 17 '26
It's about being able to look at yourself in the mirror and just BAAARELY convince yourself you're a good person, sure I did this this and this but remember that one time? I'm not all evil!
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u/ComprehensiveFun3233 Feb 17 '26
It's crazy cause 1.5 million would change my life, and I literally could not be bought for that.
Though, admittedly if the Suadis threw 50 million at me I would dance naked for them.
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u/YouAboutToLoseYoJob Feb 17 '26
Shiiiiiii… you’re a better man than me. I can be bought for a little bit less than that.
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u/Independent-Bug-9352 Feb 17 '26
Bill Burr comes to mind, too.
Like, they try to cast it off as going into the lion's den, but they clearly toned down their comedy and certainly did not poke the beast.
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u/drmojo90210 Feb 17 '26
He famously quit Chappelle Show because he metaphorically felt like a "slave". Flash forward 20 years and he's playing court jester for a government that literally has slaves.
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u/RaymondBeaumont Feb 17 '26
of course. that's how against governments killing people he is.
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u/reelinked Feb 17 '26
and he defended it vehemently and basically said "well yea i went to the UAE and made shittons of money but israel is comitting a genocide and nobody cares!!" literally some of the worst whataboutism ive ever heard, im glad he spoke out on palestine but he literally used it to shield himself from saudi arabia backlash lmfao
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u/Knatem Feb 17 '26
I think he was pointing out the hypocrisy, rather than the whataboutism. Additionally punishing individuals of the nation because their leaders are terrible shouldn’t be a thing. I don’t think we need to venerate celebrities, they are human and they make mistakes. No one will fit the mold that many people are projecting onto these other people, themselves included.
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u/zherok Feb 17 '26
The Riyadh Comedy Festival was put on by the Saudi government as an effort to bolster its image. Working the gig would mean explicitly working for the government's propaganda effort.
And it wasn't exactly a mystery as to why the gig was problematic. We know some comedians rejected it outright, and that others were extremely low key about being a part of it.
For the comedians who went, it wasn't a mistake, it was a pay day. If they're regretful after the fact, it's likely to because they don't care for the consequences of people knowing they did it.
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u/schmalzy Feb 17 '26
I had started typing up a big thing and I accidentally scrolled a bit and saw your post.
I deleted mine. You said it perfectly.
He’s a complicated character and his position of power makes him pulling up the ladder so much worse.
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u/DragonflyGrrl Feb 17 '26
Absolutely beautiful comment. I don't have a free award right now but if I did I'd give it to you 💜💜
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u/pearapplecherry Feb 17 '26
Perfectly summarized - this is why Reddit still gives me hope for the internet.
Inspiring figure turned ironic counterpoint after they got theirs.
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u/jammerheimerschmidt Feb 17 '26
Cmon you know he's only doing it so he can use it in a bit, he doesn't actually give a fuck. He voted against affordable housing in his own town and has made a late career out of smearing the trans community, fuck that charlatan.
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u/jus256 Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 17 '26
He lives in rural Ohio by choice. It is what it is.
Edit: This triggered the shit out of Ohio.
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u/the_urban_juror Feb 17 '26
"rural Ohio" needs context. Yellow Springs is known for being a progressive area full of artists. It's a regional tourist attraction. The current mayor is black and the previous mayor was gay. It's surrounded by Trump country, but Yellow Springs does not resemble the rest of rural Ohio. It's basically a flat Asheville.
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u/Insect1312 Feb 17 '26
Asheville mentioned!! You can tell your in a whole other world 15 min out side of downtown in any other direction.
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u/Anal-Y-Sis Feb 17 '26
My best friend of 20 years lives in Asheville and I go see him pretty regularly (I live a couple hours away). It really is a bright blue dot in a sea of red.
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u/Baofog Feb 17 '26
Not with the traffic on I-240 these days, that barely gets you past Haywood in West AVL and to seeing signs for Bat Cave going east. Also don't get me started on the abominations that are drivers on I-26.
But yeah, 45 minutes out and hard agree lol
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u/Apprehensive-War7483 Feb 17 '26
Never thought I would see Bat Cave mentioned here.
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u/nalaloveslumpy Feb 17 '26
My favorite part about trips to Asheville is loudly proclaiming, "Quick, Robin, to the bat cave!" when we pass the sign on I-40. Or "Man, Bruce is gonna be pissed they've just called him out like that."
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u/Super_Interview_2189 Feb 17 '26
I don’t know, Black Mountain is a hippie town and it’s not far from Asheville, I think it’s in Buncombe County too.
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u/Ericovich Feb 17 '26
Hell, even "rural" needs context. It's like a 25 minute drive to downtown Dayton. Even less to Springfield.
It's not like Yellow Springs is in BFE.
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u/TheCultOfTheHivemind Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 17 '26
To some of these people if you don't live in downtown SF, NY, or LA you might as well live in the middle of Congo or Antarctica.
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u/imtiredboss28 Feb 17 '26
Which he was also key in stopping more affordable housing from being built. Yellow springs is still very nimby.
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u/ScarletWolf_ Feb 17 '26
He stopped the mass development of Ryan home cardboard homes STARTING at 300k from being built. Chapelle sucks but this story is like 90% sensationalism without any context.
I live in a city in Ohio that has allowed 4 of these to be built In the last 10 years and there now isn’t enough room in schools or teachers for the amount of kids. There’s zero planning and it’s all cash grabs for people like Bernie Moreno to profit on.
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u/Sea-Pomelo1210 Feb 17 '26
I live in Ohio. Chapelle was 100% right. That plan was not going to help anyone looking for lower cost housing. It was going to put millions in to the pocket of rich people though.
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u/portablebiscuit Feb 17 '26
I guess every region has a home builder like this? In the St. Louis area McBride Homes has this reputation.
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u/MyKineticEnergy Feb 17 '26
He made numerous choices. Encouraging his community to give Trump a chance was a choice. Inviting Elon on stage to mock "the poors" was a choice. His last special, he chose to defend capitalism. The idea of "buying" his town, was a choice as well. Preventing affordable housing in his town, another choice of Daves. Employing "whataboutism" to justify performing in Saudi Arabia was yet another choice. This performative photo op was a choice to appeal to those beginning to notice the cracks in his carefully curated persona.
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u/katabolicklapaucius Feb 17 '26
Nah he should be as broke as the audience he manipulated and took advantage of. He doesn't deserve shit.
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u/GGXImposter Feb 17 '26
"I can't work anymore because my politics got me canceled, so make sure to see my 'I Got Canceled Comedy Central Special' next month!"
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He has started to notice the drop in his stock and whether on purpose or just by innate narcissistic drive he is now trying to virtue signal his way back
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Feb 17 '26
can the guy not sincerely feel empathy for a murdered man? Do you police everyone's empathy or just a select few?
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u/highlanderfil Feb 17 '26
If it's genuine, he can definitely sincerely feel empathy for him. If it's performative, then, well, I'll let you finish this sentence for yourself. And, given DC's history, I tend to not take anything he does at face value.
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u/cusoman Feb 17 '26
Don't forget selling out to the brutal authoritarian Al Saud family who eats extrajudicial executions like Alex Pretti's for breakfast, daily.
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u/ShockleToonies Feb 17 '26
Damn, somehow I didn’t know this happened (there’s too much misery and evil to keep up with). Not a tiny shred of respect left for him.
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u/UpperApe Feb 17 '26
I'm glad to hear it.
says terrible shit about trans people
celebrates Elon and mocked "woke" culture
went to Saudi for the Riyad festival
has been misrepresenting (and openly lying) about news stories in his act for decades
He's not one of the good ones
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u/Mp5QbV3kKvDF8CbM Feb 17 '26
A+ for gigglewash, never heard that one before... Trump's fans do a lot of that too.
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u/RaiseIreSetFires Feb 17 '26
Also unapologetically performed, for $1.5 million or more, in Saudi Arabia for their royal family in October 2025. The same family that had journalist Turki al-Jesser beheaded in June 2025 after 7 years in prison for calling attention to the corruption of said royal family, woman's rights, and Arab Spring.
Then doubled down on his choice and spit in the face Turki al-Jesser family and the Sudia humanitarian efforts by saying he could "Speak more freely" there.
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u/vthemechanicv Feb 17 '26
Speak more freely, unless you're a reporter, or a woman, or you look at Mohammad "Bone Saw" wrong. I'd be loathe to pay to see him perform, but being able to heckle him, asking "If you like Saudi Arabia so much, if their country is so much better than America, why don't you move there," might be worth the price of admission.
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u/listentomenow Feb 17 '26
Seemed to dedicate his last stand-ups to basically hating trans people. Took Saudi blood money and parroted their propaganda even though he's made more money than most people do in multiple lifetimes.
Real fall from a guy I thought had a good head on his shoulders. Money breaks people I guess.
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u/IpppyCaccy Feb 17 '26
What got me what when he talked about Charlie Kirk being murdered and was upset that he was murdered "by a nobody". That's how Dave sees anyone who isn't famous. We're all nobodies to him.
Fame seems to have this inevitable effect on people where they see themselves as better than anyone who isn't famous or rich and the more time that passes in this state the less they respect the rest of us.
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u/PMThisLesboUrBoobies Feb 17 '26
guy who called me slurs in public, dude’s a raging asshole
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u/TalentedHostility Feb 17 '26
He needs to give back the Mark Twain Award, this guy is ridiculous
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u/VulfSki Feb 17 '26
Yes. And this isn't underreported.
He has been going on for two weeks about how he is coming to Minneapolis to show his support here and how he has a connection to this place because he filmed a special here. And like "prince stayed there for a reason."
And it's like dude, I have been closely part of the Minneapolis community for like 20 years at this point. I worked in live production too.
And I know comedians here and I know some who are in local government. And I definitely know lots.of organizers.
I have never once heard of him doing anything at all to support Minneapolis.
And he came here to what?
Do a couple gigs? For his own profit? It's not like he is doing benefit shows.
He didn't show up within a month of these murders happening...
He ain't out there getting tear gassed with the rest of us.
He came here to profit.
Like if he is affected by the recent events that is fair and valid and we appreciate the attention. But don't pretend like you're apart of this community. Don't say you're coming to support and you're just coming for a comedy gig.
And tbh, a lot of the people organizing in Minneapolis right now are members of the trans community.
This is an especially bad case of pandering. Really putting a bad taste in my mouth.
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u/TransiTorri Feb 17 '26
Yes he is.
He helped get Trump back in to office, so he can save his crocodile tears and photo op.
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u/Justis29 Feb 17 '26
'I took 6M of Saudi blood money and got mad at someone for making me say a trans woman was good looking, time to try to save face!'
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u/Hydra-Co Feb 17 '26
I heard this in his voice.
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u/Str8UpJorking Feb 17 '26
His voice from 20 years ago, or his current lung cancer voice?
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u/LeviJNorth Feb 17 '26
His white guy voice from 20 years ago, which is how I assume her talks now.
Edit: She stays as written.
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u/kx_2fiddy Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 17 '26
Yep. I never thought I'd say "Fuck Dave Chappelle" but here we are. I have principles.
Fuck Dave Chappelle.
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u/pdubz82 Feb 17 '26
It’s also ironic a lot of my favorite people growing up are now turning MAGA..
Ludacris is the most recent mind blower to me. I member as a kid he made countless diss songs to Bill O Reilly cause Bill wrote a letter to Pepsi saying he was a thug and then was pulled from the Pepsi promotion for 2F2F
Now 20 years later, Ludacris a maga supporter. Which label rappers as thugs.
I guess money changes the absolute fuck out of people.
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u/joemeteorite8 Feb 17 '26
Snoop is another one. Sick of seeing that dudes face
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u/The_Autarch Feb 17 '26
no one should be surprised about Snoop, at least. dude's entire career has been built around selling out for at least 30 years now.
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u/stormyeyez7479 Feb 17 '26
I don’t think I’m surprised as much as disappointed since he had went hard against trump the first round. Him flipping really wasn’t something I saw him doing, but it seems everyone has a price, I guess. It’s such a letdown.
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u/Bovronius Feb 17 '26
Everyone has a price, or a pile of incriminating evidence that could get released if they don't do pro Maga messaging.
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u/stormyeyez7479 Feb 17 '26
Oooh I didn’t even consider that angle. Damn I really hope he hasn’t messed with kids or anything that nefarious. Being a traitor is bad enough, but blackmail material could be far worse. Yikes
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u/Bovronius Feb 17 '26
Hopefully it's just video of him sucking trans dick and not abuse.
Rumor seems to be he's a notorious chaser despite how hard he is on the trans community publically. Hopefully it's only his own insecurity being hung over his head and not something more nefarious.
I've pretty much come to assume that any celeb that takes a hard right out of nowhere has Epstein dirt on them.
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u/stormyeyez7479 Feb 17 '26
Oh, sorry you mean cowardly lion, Calvin? The artist formerly known as Snoop? He’s now only going by his government name as far as I’m concerned. There used to be some respect for Snoop. Selling out to be Martha’s sidekick was bad enough but simping for MAGA…foh he can take Cube, 50, Dave and Nikki with him. Treason weasels.
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u/woodst0ck15 Feb 17 '26
Yeah he’s the uncle rukus of rap music now. He just wanted to suck Donald’s dick for getting one of his “bros” off of life in prison.
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u/StoneGoldX Feb 17 '26
An Uncle Rukus.
There are multiples. Not even by age, Cube is right there.
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u/Andreus Feb 17 '26
50 Cent was the most surprising and baffling one to me. The man who makes an entire documentary series accusing a dude of sex abuse then starts doing private shows for one of Trump's aides? Says he'll use his ties to Trump to make sure he doesn't pardon Diddy? Like you'll beg one of the world's most powerful abusers not to pardon another powerful abuser? Are you fucking kidding me?
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u/neutral-chaotic Feb 17 '26
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Once people get their first taste of that F you money they do anything to keep it.
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u/HashtagJustSayin2016 Feb 17 '26
Ooooh Luda too?
Man, is everything Katt Williams said coming true now?
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u/Ok_Raspberry4814 Feb 17 '26
You'll more and more rats jumping onto this sinking ship as we get closer and closer to outing all the pedophiles, predators, and accomplices.
These people thought their fame would insulate them from consequences, did some heinous shit, got blackmailed by Mossad, and are now in panic mode and looking for a protector.
And the protector of the pedophiles is Trump.
Among his powerful supporters, you will find only rapist, thieves, abusers, sexual abusers, predators, idolators, and straight up killers because those are the only people he protects.
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u/AsstacularSpiderman Feb 17 '26
These dudes are so disconnected from the world they can't accept change. Remember, Dave went down this path because he doubled down on his Alphabet People joke that didn't quite land.
They absolutely hate not being part of the change anymore, so they shift to being comfortable.
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u/Rhysati Feb 17 '26
It isn't surprising. Money corrupts and the who current administration is about money and power.
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u/TwistedMetal83 Feb 17 '26
Ludacris?! Really? Goddamnit. Southern Hospitality was my jam back in the day...
First time I've seen him in ages was for a Movado Watch ad...now this.
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u/IDontLieAboutStuff Feb 17 '26
It's just the last part of becoming irrelevant. Kid rock is the best example of someone trying their absolute hardest to stay relevant in any way they possibly can. Even if it means chorging old DT.
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u/The_Autarch Feb 17 '26
Dave's been shitty for years now.
I've been saying fuck him for a long time.
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u/Ok_Helicopter4276 Feb 17 '26
It’s inconceivable that this is the same guy who shut down his show and walked away from a mountain of cash because he felt like he was supporting the wrong side.
Fast forward a few years and Dave is completely over that and it didn’t even cost Comedy Central $50 million. It’s like he got up one morning and flipped a switch that totally reversed his principles.
Maybe they caught him on the island with some kids?
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u/Moist_Data_9921 Feb 17 '26
What's really sick about that is he's a well known chaser. He has slept with MANY trans women including patronizing trans sex workers (Dolls talk to each other Dave) but publicly he puts on this little song and dance because he's ashamed and refuses to work through his own hangups.
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u/vixenpeon Feb 17 '26
You're part of the problem, Dave. You brought MAGA to your stage and flaunted Trump doctrines for the past several years
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u/AWellDeployedWink Feb 17 '26
Gave tons of ammo to the anti-trans hysteria
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Basically fed the belt
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u/ThaddeusJP Feb 17 '26
His SNL monologue after his election for the first term "Lets give him a chance"
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u/Jackski Feb 17 '26
I still see bigots calling LBGTQ people "the alphabet people" after Dave Chappelle used it.
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u/zuzg Feb 17 '26
The public execution of an American Citizen was a wake up call for many, Only die-hard sycophants and Bots remain supportive...
Let's see how he does take it from here.
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u/Gingevere Feb 17 '26
Only the sleeping need a wake up call.
Dave's art used to be critique of the system. He was already awake and aware. Moving over to take the side of the system was a choice. Not an unconscious accident.
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u/Seaweed-Basic Feb 17 '26
Literally shouted this at my screen when I watched. Glad it’s not just me who feels the same way.
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u/RBUL13 Feb 17 '26
He’s probably just there so he can come up with more offensive jokes.
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u/drakoman Feb 17 '26
I tell ya, dudes all over the map here
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u/meltbox Feb 17 '26
I get people being mad but also people are complicated. I appreciate his gesture here even if he hasn’t done everything the “right” way.
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u/MC_LegalKC Feb 17 '26
I think the issue is that the things he supported led to this.
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u/belikethemanatee Feb 17 '26
I just hope this is a genuine wake up call to him that cozying up with fascists is bad.
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u/fuckyouidontneedone Feb 17 '26
It’s not, in the video it mentions multiple shows coming up in MN
This is an ad
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u/Roseandcoldpizza Feb 17 '26
He filmed for Netflix last night in St Paul. Absolutely an ad for his next special. My partner attended-I did not and would not.
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u/AthkoreLost Feb 17 '26
Oh, then this is 100% b-roll footage for that special, literally monetizing the deaths he helped bring about. I'd guess he's gonna dedicate the special to the memory of Pretti to try and further sell this "apology" to the public.
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u/LocationTechnical862 Feb 17 '26
The term "Stay Woke" was created by black elders to warn folks like Dave to not fall asleep. Dave fell asleep. Hopefully he is now waking up.
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u/Coven_gardens Feb 17 '26
Did he visit Renee’s memorial as well?
Performative asshole.
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u/yeahthatsnotaproblem Feb 17 '26
My thoughts, too. I'm seeing way more news about Alex's death than Renee's and that's sad. Women are always an afterthought, even though she was murdered first.
They were only a couple blocks from each other, right?
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u/DeletedUsernameHere Feb 17 '26
It's the same reason they propped up Rosa Parks as the face of the Montgomery bus boycotts and Claudette Colvin was largely pushed aside and forgotten by history.
Renee Good was murdered in cold blood. But it can be, for right or wrong, argued she was doing something "wrong".
Alex Pretti was seen as doing good (helping a woman being victimized by ICE), while having the added bonus of forcing the Republicans into a no-win situation. Either decry the 2nd amendment or admit their agents are murderous bastards.
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u/No-Bison-5397 Feb 17 '26
It is true that comms and optics are really important in politics, perhaps more now than ever.
The Pretti case is a way easier sell to a wide audience. Worked in essential services, involved with veterans (that Americans love), like you said the Trump administration chose to pick a 2nd Amendment fight, there were more angles of the incident, it was easy to supply a picture of him in front of the American Flag, and then Goode's partner was taunting the ICE agent who shot her...
Sometimes winning a political battle can become more important than the means used to do so, especially if part of the means is inaction.
I think the only real antidote, rather than moralising, is to lift Renée up and mention her. She lived a worthy life that enriched those around her until the fateful day when all that was stolen.
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u/tacobellgittcard Feb 17 '26
I feel like it’s just due to Prettis death being more recent. Also his has less gray area so it’s easier to emphasize and harder for conservatives to argue against.
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u/barelypoor Feb 17 '26
100%. The only possible defense they have is he was armed, which is inherently threatening. Which is an obvious no go zone. They’re both irredeemable and awful, but this isn’t about people who see that. The right wing people I know justified Renee with she had a car, she was driving at an ice agent. Obvious bullshit, but their spin worked. They have had a very hard time justifying the explanation that armed = inherently threatening. You drive at weak points, and Prettis is a bigger one
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u/BadNewzBears4896 Feb 17 '26
Yep, there was a tiny sliver of gray area in Renee's death where you could interpret the agent as believing he was about to be run over. It was still an execution, the lethal shot was the third one he fired through the side window after he had already gotten away from the front of the car.
But Pretti was a straight up street execution because the agents saw a gun, something that was perfectly legal for him to have and also specifically a cause conservatives have historically made a big deal out of but immediately abandoned when it was inconvenient.
Unfortunately his death is a more politically damaging narrative so it has been focused on more.
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u/Special-Kitchen3222 Feb 17 '26
Maybe an algorithm thing because it was the opposite case from my experience. I’ve seen much more about Renee than Alex.
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u/yeahthatsnotaproblem Feb 17 '26
That's a good point. The more I think about algorithms, the more I start to think everyone's internet experience is becoming more and more different.
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u/createdbyai Feb 17 '26
He didn't hes still antil LGBTQ. He just wants to fleece our community because we are in the world's spotlight. Fuck Chappelle
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u/SpicyChanged Feb 17 '26
Nice performance, dickhead
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u/NotUniqueWorkAccount Feb 17 '26
The cracks are forming. People are getting fed up with this shit.
Chappelle knows he's on the wrong side, and now the MAGA shield is falling, so are the public supporters.
We know who you are now though, Dave. We know.
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u/springmixplease Feb 17 '26
He’s just trying to save face before the backlash comes for him. He’s probably way too late for that.
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u/ChickenChaser5 Feb 17 '26
Daves jokes for the last 6-8 years:
I got money, fuck you poors
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u/maximumtesticle Feb 17 '26
He's the IRL version of when Krusty became a stand-up comic, cigarette and all.
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u/circio Feb 17 '26
Yeah he’s just doing some performative bs while cheering $200 a ticket while here to “help the community”
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u/Macdadydj Feb 17 '26
"A moment of attempting to care: Dave Chapelle seen at Alex Pretti's memorial in Minneapolis today, honoring his own self image" FTFY
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u/N3iit Feb 17 '26
Trying to get fans back after kissing up to trump for six years? No thanks
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u/Jormungandr69 Feb 17 '26
There's a lot to criticize Dave Chappelle for but I don't think it's accurate to say he "kissed up to Trump", of all things.
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u/thetower333 Feb 17 '26
this is wiiilllddd dude he legitimately called out charlie kirk for being a bad person at his last stand up netflix special and said he doesn’t stand with israel. i’ve never seen him speak about trump?
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u/seriouslees Feb 17 '26
He literally platformed a literal Nazi. Who happened to be Trumps unofficial running mate. He can be forgiven when he apologizes for bring Elon Musk up onto stage and admitting he helped elect fascists.
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u/Callmemabryartistry Feb 17 '26
What would he say if Alex was trans? another fallen magat enabler
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u/hanscons Feb 17 '26
The right wanted him to be trans so badly that they made an AI photo of him in a dress. Because, you know, that photo justifies murdering in cold blood.
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u/SmallBatBigSpooky Feb 17 '26
Dave helped make this happen
He brought trump allies on stage, fed into the transphobic crowd, and refused to speak out against so much of the violence that came before this
At the best this is performative At worst its hypocritical
Dont buy this shit until dave has used to platform, or money to actually fight back
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u/Big-Okra5009 Feb 17 '26
Dave feeling bad about amplifying MAGA and platforming Nazis? Doubt it.
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u/aware4ever Feb 17 '26
When are they going to finally bring charges against the ice low class scum agents who killed these people? Not just Alex but Renee good. And any other ones that have happened since.
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u/Sufficient-Lie1406 Feb 17 '26
Nice of you to come around, Dave. Have you learned how much damage you've done by kanoodling with MAGA and bringing known N4zi Elon Musk on stage with you?
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u/Kingdomcome33 Feb 17 '26
But took money from the Saudis after everything they did during 9/11. Pick a fucking lane, wtf?
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u/Terrible_Reality4261 Feb 17 '26
"now make sure you get a good shot of me putting these flowers down, so it looks like I have some sort empathy and hopefully it will wipe away all those times I gave trump a chance. I'll turn to the camera at the end just so people know its me."
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u/West-Variation1859 Feb 17 '26
Oh look, another celebrity pretending to have humanity because it benefits them. Get bent, Dave Chappell, you haven’t been funny since Mel Brooks gifted you a great character.
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u/aurora_chrysalis Feb 17 '26
While I appreciate the gesture, it rings hollow. This act serves only to curate PR so he can sanewash everything he's done over the past few years. He's apart of the problem.
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u/Cumbiesecret Feb 17 '26
A question from everyone
Who invited him?
No seriously who the fuck said "You know who the people of today agree with and have never once been critical of? the comedian who placated elon musk's ego, went to a country ran on slave labour, and spreads misinformtaion about the Trans community. HE should show up to show solidarity against... we can't say but he should show up at least"
Next on the PR MISSING THE FUCKING POINT Louis CK will speak on the epstein files!
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u/Wild_Masterpiece5452 Feb 17 '26
Uh, yeah, this man directly helped sow the hate currently in the world. Who gives a shit.
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u/Radio-Easy Feb 17 '26
This guy is garbage. Nothing he does will ever fix his reputation. Pathetic ass human who became everything he was against.
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u/NittanyScout Feb 17 '26
I need more than that from you Dave, you helped the Right get here more than you like to admit
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u/VitaViolet Feb 17 '26
Fuck this performative bullshit.
Little hateful man what, spent Riyad cash to buy those flowers?
GTFO
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u/Dizzy_Chemistry_5955 Feb 17 '26
"Damn, the bullshit I support led to murder, better look sad about it."
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u/MelatoninFiend Feb 17 '26
Sick photo-up bro.
Now apologize to trans people for helping this administration make them into a judicial boogeyman that MUST have laws written against their very existence.
Fuck Dave Chappelle, and fuck all of the rest of these assholes who were outcasts in high school and thought if they made a bunch of money that people would think they were cool, but their only followers are bitter asshole outcasts in desperate need of therapy like themselves.
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u/UpNorthTrip705416 Feb 17 '26
And now he'll go on Slow Rogan's podcast to complain about people complaining he's a performative self-serving coward.
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u/Stormpax Feb 17 '26
"Man who helped incite civil war in America seen here doing some performative bullshit" fixed it for you
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