Dave Chappelle Addresses Kanye West’s Anti-Semitic Comments On ‘SNL’: ‘It’s Possibly Not Right’

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david chappelle49, directly aimed kanye-westwhen he was host saturday night live for the third time on November 12. In response to the 45-year-old rapper’s recent anti-Semitic comments, which led to the Chicago native being cut from collaboration deals with Adidas via Yeezy, Balenciaga and many more, Dave followed the social media lead with a statement prepared. “I wanted to read a statement that I prepared: I renounce anti-Semitism in all its forms and support my friends in the Jewish community. And that, Kanye, is how you buy yourself some time,” she told the audience.

.@DaveChappelle going straight to Kanye West and his anti-Semitic comments during his monologue. “Kanye has been in some trouble before and usually when he is in trouble I stop right away. But this time I was like, ‘you know what? Let me see what’s going to happen first’” #SNL pic.twitter.com/9h2CRnmKXU

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He then added that he’s never heard of someone “doing good” after using the phrase “the Jews” in a sentence while further criticizing the “Flashing Lights” rapper. “I’ve been doing this 35 years. Two words in English that you should never say: the and the Jews. Nobody does good after they say that,” she said.

Dave Chappelle grills Kanye West during his Saturday Night Live monologue. pic.twitter.com/Xcmoj4ScNG

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The comedian added his thoughts on Ye’s current state of mind. “I don’t think Kanye is crazy, possibly he’s not okay,” he reasoned. “I’ve been to Hollywood, this is just what I saw. There are many Jews. I like it a lot. There are a lot of black people in Ferguson, Missouri, which doesn’t mean they run the place. You could go to Hollywood and you could start to connect some kind of lines and you could adopt the illusion that the Jews run show business. It’s not crazy to think, but it’s crazy to say it out loud,” he said.

There was some controversy over Dave’s accommodation SNL this weekend, due to backlash over transphobic comments he made on his 2021 Netflix special the closer – what he did No address on the November 12 episode. Page Six reported on Wednesday, November 9, that several SNL the writers were “boycotting” the show because of Dave. “They’re not going to do the show,” a source said. page six about the writers. They pointed out that all SNL cast, which includes molly kerneythe first non-binary cast member, they were making the show.

Dave’s representative denied reports of a boycott of page six. “The room was full of writers. Everyone came up with ideas and seemed very excited about it…Dave is looking to have some fun,” the rep said.

Dave’s hosting gig comes six months after the comedian was attacked during his netflix is ​​a joke Show at the Hollywood Bowl. A man, later identified as Isaiah Lee, 23, by the Los Angeles Police Department reportedly slammed Chappelle to the ground while he was holding a replica of a weapon that could expel a knife blade. Lee was captured and charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon, but the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office ultimately decided not to prosecute Lee for the incident.