Cyrus Langhorne
Comedian Dave Chappelle is clearing the air. The famous stand-up comic has put an end to speculation and rumors about him riding behind Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Rather than go into full detail, Chappelle suggested the gossip stemmed from a conservative publication flipping one of his recent stand-up shows into its favor.
“Jesus Christ. I’m not a Trump supporter. Unequivocally not. I’m not going to elaborate on it, h*ll no. Just everybody vote for whoever you want to vote for. But that’s not what I’m doing. [The rumor] was from The Observer. That’s it. Just come see my shows for yourself and not listen to conservative paper reviews.” (TMZ)
A few days ago, The Observer published a story on Chappelle allegedly taking shots at Trump’s presidential opponent Hillary Clinton at a stand-up show.
He was particularly agitated about what he believes was Clinton’s role in leaking a surreptitiously recorded conversation between Republican nominee Donald J. Trump and TV personality Billy Bush. “What I heard on that tape was gross,” Chappelle said. “But the way I got to hear it was even more gross. You know that came directly from Hillary.” He stated this had put him off a candidate he had already known was “not right.” He likened voting for her to a hypothetical situation of actress Halle Berry breaking wind in his face during sexual relations. “I’m still going to go for it,” he said. “But I wish she hadn’t done that thing.” (Observer)
Dave also allegedly went the extra mile to shake off the negative image Trump’s now-infamous leaked “locker room talk” interview has created.
Chappelle further shocked the New York crowd by defending Trump. He took issue with the media stating as fact that Trump had admitted committing sexual assault in the recorded conversation. “Sexual assault? It wasn’t. He said, ‘And when you’re a star, they let you do it.’ That phrase implies consent. I just don’t like the way the media twisted that whole thing. Nobody questioned it.” (Observer)
Barring any changes, Chappelle is slated to host “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.
Comic Dave Chappelle is set to make his Saturday Night Live debut as host of the November 12 show — the first one after Election Day. A Tribe Called Quest, which is releasing its first album since 1998 the day before, will be the musical guest on NBC’s late-night stalwart. (Deadline)
