Dave Chappelle’s former high school will move ahead with honoring the comedian. The decision comes after students jeered and heckled him during a recent Q&A.
They reportedly expected him to apologize following the backlash Chappelle received for jokes he made about the transgender community in his “Closer” special.
The Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., had made plans to call off the theater-naming ceremony for the performer due to the special’s criticism but now says it will “stand behind” its alumnus, after all – even after Chappelle had joked that the school was “canceling stuff I didn’t even want to do.”
“Recently, Dave Chappelle, via his Instagram page, challenged those who both support and oppose the decision to name the theatre at Duke Ellington School of the Arts after him through a fundraising contest,” the institution said in a statement on Sunday.
“While we appreciate Dave’s impromptu
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