{"id":3791,"date":"2020-12-04T17:48:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T23:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/?p=3791"},"modified":"2020-12-07T23:14:32","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T05:14:32","slug":"unforgiven-dave-chappelle-calls-for-fans-to-boycott-chappelles-show-netflix-pulls-show-from-platform-as-sign-of-solidarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/home\/unforgiven-dave-chappelle-calls-for-fans-to-boycott-chappelles-show-netflix-pulls-show-from-platform-as-sign-of-solidarity\/","title":{"rendered":"UNFORGIVEN: Dave Chappelle calls for fans to boycott \u201cChappelle&#8217;s Show\u201d \u2013 Netflix pulls show from platform as sign of solidarity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s stop the show.<\/p>\n<p>The great storyteller and comedian, Dave Chappelle, released \u201cUnforgiven\u201d last week to bring awareness to the shady behavior of the entertainment industry \u2013 specifically, how network \u201cmonsters\u201d \u201ceat\u201d the \u201cartists\u201d they work with like prey. Chappelle created the standup because he was \u201cfurious\u201d when Netflix and HBO Max added \u201cChappelle\u2019s Show\u201d to their streaming repertoires following an announcement that he would host the &#8220;Election Special&#8221; on SNL. Specifically, Chappelle claims that as a young and \u201cdesperate\u201d comedian with a child on the way, he was duped by executives at Comedy Central (and parent company ViacomCBS) to sign a \u201craw deal\u201d that prevents him from receiving royalties when the show is rebroadcasted.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"688\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GSGzW4MYcXU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople think I made a lot of money for &#8216;Chappelle\u2019s Show&#8217; [but] when I left that show, I never got paid,\u201d Chappelle explained. To add fuel to the fire, Chappelle pondered, &#8220;I found out that these people were streaming my work and they never had to ask me or they never had to tell me [which was] perfectly legal because I signed the contract. But is that right?\u201d The audience responded in a resounding \u201cNO.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chappelle, however, praised Netflix\u2019s response to the circumstances as going \u201cabove and beyond what you could expect from a businessman.\u201d After calling to inform Netflix that the situation \u201cmakes me feel bad\u2026They agreed they would take it off their platform just so I could feel better.&#8221; He continued to commend the fact that &#8220;[Netflix] did something just because they thought that I might think that they were wrong.&#8221; Chappelle firmly stated, \u201cThat\u2019s why I f*** with Netflix\u201d and &#8220;that&#8217;s why I like working for [them]\u201d (a reference to the 2016 multi-million dollar deal he signed with them to make a series of standup specials).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Chappelle-and-Netflix.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-3793 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Chappelle-and-Netflix-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Chappelle-and-Netflix-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Chappelle-and-Netflix-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Chappelle-and-Netflix-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Chappelle-and-Netflix-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Chappelle-and-Netflix-1600x1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Chappelle-and-Netflix.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During &#8220;Unforgiven,&#8221; Chappelle recognized (ironically) that even though the contract he signed with Comedy Central allows them to legally control \u201chis name and likeness\u2026in perpetuity throughout the universe,\u201d him getting paid pennies in comparison to what the show made (and is making) and his inability to even use his own name on future projects is just not right. His SNL monologue went so far as to allude that his\u00a0great-grandfather William Chappelle (who was born into slavery) would have thought that Chappelle had been &#8220;bought and sold&#8221; more than he had.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"688\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Un_VvR_WqNs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Although an unfair contract term that is contrary to the requirements of good faith may be found invalid, Chappelle seemed to indicate that the contract with Comedy Central is air-tight and that seeking a legal remedy would be futile.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, in an attempt to \u201ctake\u201d what is rightfully his, Chappelle ended the standup begging \u201cIf you ever liked me. If you ever thought there was anything worthwhile about me. Please, don\u2019t watch that show\u2026Boycott me. Boycott \u2018Chappelle\u2019s Show.\u2019 Do not watch it unless they pay me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, if you want Chappelle keeping it real to go right; If you want to experience the genius that is the characters of Tyrone Biggums, Clayton Bigsby and \u201cSilky\u201d Johnson; If you want to indulge in \u2018A Moment in the Life of Lil Jon\u2019 \u2013 Chappelle is pleading with you to do what\u2019s right and don\u2019t watch \u201cChappelle\u2019s Show\u201d until he sees the paycheck he deserves for his work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s stop the show. 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