“It sounds like some of those people you fired are in the audience.”
The comedian would later tell the crowd to “shut the f— up.”
“It’s almost as if I’ve offended SF’s unhinged leftists.”
Dave Chappelle; Elon Musk.Brian Stukes/WireImage; Taylor Hill/Getty Images
“My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci,” he tweeted.
It drew support from far-right figures, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Chappelle, too, hascourted controversy with his 2021 Netflix specialThe Closer, which has been condemned as transphobic.
The comedian’s monologue onSaturday Night Livelast monthaddressing the Kanye West fallout has also been slammedas anti-Semitic.
