The Duke Ellington School of Art Theater building in Washington was to be officially named at a ceremony tonight by one of the school’s most famous alumni, Dave Chapel.
The name was due to Chappelle’s support for the school, especially since he and his friends were the group that raised the most money for the building.
Chappelle was the center of controversy after comments on his special Netflix last year were perceived as transphobic. During a visit to Duke Ellington School of the Arts in November, he even faced students there.
Well, according to Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin and other reports, at the ceremony tonight, the comedian announced that he would not put his name in the theater. Instead, it decided to be called the Theater of Artistic Freedom and Expression.
He then went on to talk about how his work was characterized and analyzed.
“I saw in the newspaper that a man in women’s clothing threw a pie at the Mona Lisa and tried to depersonalize her. And that made me laugh, and I thought, “It’s like The Closer.” “
Chappelle said The Closer was unfairly represented in the press.
“You can’t report on an artist’s work and remove artistic nuances,” he said.
The comedian compared to the news that a large rabbit shot a man in the face, but does not tell them that the described work is an animated film by Bugs Bunny.
“When you say I can’t say something, it’s more urgent for me to say it. It has nothing to do with what you say, I can’t say. It has everything to do with my freedom of artistic expression. “
Dave Chapel: “I saw in the paper that a man in women’s clothing threw a pie on the Mona Lisa and tried to depersonalize her. And that made me laugh, and I thought it was like The Closer. ”
– Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) June 21, 2022
#Breaking: At the naming ceremony, Dave Chapel just announced that he still doesn’t put his name in the Duke Ellington High School Theater and instead decided to call it the Theater of Artistic Freedom and Expression.
– Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) June 21, 2022
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