Comedian Dave Chappelle had a strange request for his fans. Don’t stream his show.
“I’m begging you. If you ever liked me,” he said in a video of a stand-up routine he shared on Tuesday. “Boycott Chappelle’s Show. Do not watch it unless they pay me.”
Chappelle was calling out the network Comedy Central, which first aired Chappelle’s Show from 2003 to 2006. He said in the video the company licensed the show to Netflix and HBO Max without paying him or informing him about the deal.
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