i would like to be canceled like dave chappelle. he's gotten $20 million for his last specials each. i think he's court thing cancel culture because that's a market. but there's two conversations. what did you think about dave chappelle's special? and how do we create a safer america for trans people. the dave chappelle special might be part of the conversation but it's not the main part. >> i said look, i'm sure you offend people with your comedy. you don't think you offend people at times? >> of course i do. i think the idea is like, who are you offending and why. dave chappelle talked about the idea of punching up and down. that's an idea i believe in. i only want to offend the people who i think should be offended. that's how i roll. not every comic works that way and i don't think every comic should work that way. but once you offend people, you have to deal with the consequences. right now dave chappelle is hearing from people. but none of the people at netflix are saying take his special down, they're saying we want to create

>> three weeks later, dave chappelle is still under fire. >> the fallout from dave chappelle's latest special on netflix. >> reporter: the 48-year-old refusing to stand down to "the closer" that premiered earlier this month. >> a lot of people in the trans community were furious with me. and apparently they dragged me on twitter. i don't give a [ bleep ] about twitter, because twitter isn't a real place. >> many saying it crossed the line, trans phobic and dangerous. >> i'm telling you right now, it's true. these transgenders. these [ bleep ] want me dead. >> i felt heartbroken, because i grew up a dave chappelle fan. >> trans lives matter! >> the show even prompting a walkout among employees and demonstrators at netflix. >> they feel as though there were places creating conditions that are not con duce i have to the respect for their humanity. >> yet the specials focus on an extremely marginalized portion of that community has many asking why. >> i am not saying that to say that trans women aren't women. i am just saying that those [ bleep ] they got. you know what i mean? >> i think

. >>> comedian dave chappell back and controversial as ever. i will break down which comments are causing the most outrage, next. let's get started. >>> the senate vote to temporarily lift the debt ceiling averts disaster in the short term but it is a fleeting fix. it means a halloween "nightmare on elm street" has been preempted and we have two months to look forward to the upcoming nightmare before christmas. that's because congress didn't really settle the matter at all. they only kicked the can down the road to december when we will have to go through the whole debate all over again. now, the debt limit drama this week came close to testing the filibuster, but before it could happen senate minority leader mitch mcconnell caved. he agreed to fight another day, and that inspired this reaction from his democratic counterpart senate majority leader chuck schumer. >> republicans played a dangerous and risky partisan game, and i am glad that thank brinksmanship did not work. >> schumer's critique of the gop was apparently too much for conservativ

part of dave chappelle's thing was to make everyone uncomfortable. he compared being trans to blackface. >> yeah. >> which was a kpaer son i found very, you know, clumsy at best. and obviously very offensive at worst. >> hoarse the thing about dave chappelle. that's his brand, right? he wants to make us squirm. we want to squirm. that's part of what we sign up for when we listen to him. so i think that is exactly part of his intention. he's kind of doubling down on previous controversy. and the other thing that's interesting to know about dave chappelle, he embraces all of this controversy. he cannot be canceled. dave chappelle is under uncancellable. he already proved he is ready to walk away from $50 million. he showed fame, money and public opinion mean nothing to him. a lot of people feel comedy should be the safe space where you can push boundaries, offend, and address social commentary in that way. the question is, is it funny to ridicule the most marginalized people in society. i would say no. a lot of people did find this very funny. >> he se

you had to know that dave chappelle was cool in who he is because dave chappelle walked away from $50 million. it's in the bible and says for what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul. money was never the problem -- >> hey, flame? >> yes? >> let me ask you this. i heard your standup and you say we fight over the wrong things and get too hung up on titles and as african-americans and members of the lgbtq plus community that we get too hung up on things that are -- look, you call people what they want to be called. that's how i feel. but we can have these discussions -- >> and -- >> but we get too hung up on titles and letters and -- >> well, what is -- what is kind of like the democratic party to me. are we trying to win the war or little battles? there are two sides of history with the transgender community. there is a disgruntle group fighting over pronouns and bathrooms and rights, joe biden appointed a doctor who is trangengdered and the first transgender actress to be nominated for a lead role. there is two sides in history. go one way and being pulled ba

. >>> and netflix backlash transgender employees leading a walk-out over dave chappelle's latest comedy special. what the company is now saying >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening there is breaking news tonight. the search for answers in the disappearance and murder of gabby petito narrowed to a florida nature reserve today after human remains belonging to petito's fiance brian laundrie were found. the news raising expectations and speculation. laundrie, a person of interest, in petito's disappearance and death has been on the run for weeks, wanted for a separate offense. authorities directed to the site of today's discovery by the laundrie's parents the couple's cross country odyssey quickly grabbed national attention and spotlighted the epidemic of unsolved missing persons' cases in this country. sam brock now with late details. >> reporter: police and fbi agents have spent weeks combing this reserve searching for brian laundrie his last reported location tonight there is a tent, partial human remains. long awaited signs of laundrie. >> investigators foun

>>> so dave chappelle is responding. this is what he had to say about the lbgtq community. >> i want everyone in this audience to know, even the media frames it's me verses their community, it's not what it is. i do not blame the lbgtq for any of this [ bleep ]. this had nothing to do with them. it's about corporate interests to the trans community. i am more than happy to give you an audience. do not summon me, i am not bending to anybody's demands. if you want to meet with me, i would be more than willing to but i have some conditions. first of all, you can't come if you have not watched my special from beginning to end. you must come to a place of my choosing and at a time of my choosing and thirdly, you must admit that hanna gatsby is not funny. >> his special is called "the closer," he joked about trans women's genitales. he offended many people. joining me now, you offended a lot of people in your comedy every, kamu bell. good to see you, i am glad to hear your perspective. first of all, tell me what you think befo

dave chappelle is a needan. we're going to attack dave chappelle for talking about gender and transgender, let's talk about how he destroyed the white people, bashed the jewish community that show. let's talk about all comedians starting with margaret cho who is asian who tarries up asians. joy coy, filipino who destroys filipinos. whatever nationality you are -- sarah silverstein who describes the jews. chelsea handlers destroys the jewish community. but as a joke because if you pick apart who you are first, it's so much easier for the audience to come with you. make the audience comfortable by showing them that you are vulnerable. i didn't take any of that to be offensive enough to take down from netflix. i applaud netflix for sticking to their guns. i appreciate them for seeing that the world is not just what you want it to be, but the world is what it is. you have to play along, get along to go along. everybody just don't want to do. that some people are already combative and argumentive. i'm not. i'm a happ

you had to know that dave chappelle was cool in who he is because dave chappelle walked away from $50 million a few years ago. it is in the bible and it says for what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? the money was never the problem. he came back. >> hey, flame. >> yes. >> let me ask you this. because i've heard your stand-up and you say that we fight over the wrong things. we get too hung up on titles. >> yes. >> and even as african-americans and as members of the lgbtq plus community, that we get too hung up on things that are -- look, you call people what they want to be called. that's how i feel. but we can have these discussions -- >> yeah, and -- >> but we get too hung up on, you know, titles and letters and -- >> well, what is -- it's kind of like the democratic party to he m. are we trying to win the war or these little battles? and here's the thing. there are going to be two sides of history with the transgender community. the disgruntled angry side that is still fighting over bathroom wars and pronouns and these minute rights. and then there's t

chappelle controversy and the message from protesters. >> reporter: dave chappelle has been under fire for his biting jokes about gay and transgender people for some time, but his latest is drawing the company on to the battlefield with him. the employees staged out of the building of netflix to stage a rally in the parking lot. the same thing happened in the netflix offices in los angeles. their message is that his new special entitled the closer has crossed the line. >> the line is simple, stop making things worse! >> reporter: but chappelle has made a career of crossing lines. his commentary has been compared to that of george carlin and richard pryor. in the closer, he pull no, sir punches in his discussion of lgbtq people, but some say they're tired of being his punching bag. >> the people who are most likely to experience harm from the closer blacand brown women. >> reporter: ted initially defended the work as freedom. tarafield was suspended after openly condemning the special, but said she has since been exonerated. >> the impressions that people absorb through media become the

dave chappelle under fire for what's described as dangerous transphobic and homophobic content. he seems to be taking the criticism in stride saying if this is what being canceled is like i love it. all this and anti-trans legislation nationwide. with me is david johns. david, thank you for joining us on this. i want to talk first about the lieutenant governor in north carolina. your reaction to what we have heard from him? >> yeah. i appreciate you making space for us to this conversation and important to name that i taught kindergarten and third grade and children don't ask to be born and often forced to attend schools. and it is impossible to expect them to demonstrate what they know and have learned if we don't support them in the humanity. to me it is an abomination for anyone that purports to care about children to not celebrate and support all of them and must do a better job to ensure that people in positions of power are compassionate enough to do the job to serve and support all of us. >> so you think he should resign? >> i definitely think he should resign. >>. will y

dave chappelle says changes the fact that trans women are women. he's wrong, and netflix has empowered him to be wrong loudly. of course the activist i glad chimed in claiming chappelle's comedy was synonymous with ridiculing trans people and other marginalized communities. npr's tv critic remarked it just sounds like chappelle is using white privilege to excuse his own homophobia and transphobia. wow. well, chappelle is using white privilege -- wait a second. okay, i got it. what? when chappelle used the most profane language in a previous special to pillory yours truly and candace owens, did any of the usual girl power activists come to our defense? did any major media outlets or celebrity women advocate -- condemn chappelle as misogynistic or even say is disappointing in his attacks? you know the answer. of course not. not that we cared. we didn't think it, we don't want it, we don't need their protection. by the way, chappelle knew what he was doing in attacking us. he thought that by attacking us, he was buying himself expiation for past comed

and the same thing is happening with dave chappelle. this is not the same guy who left comedy central $50 million on the table for doing the pixy skit and the black white supremacists and all that, he said in one of the specials, he said for years i talked about hating white people, not the lgbtq community and transgenders, but now if you look at the people that are supporting both of these men, they aren't the people that they always stood against. >> so i want to ask you, you write irving and chappelle's narcissism has left them blind to the fact that they have become puppets in a real time minstrel show in the hands that are pulling the strings are white. i do want to challenge you on this because obviously i'm sure the gentlemen who are the subject of your column would, does that ignore the fact that dave chappelle has a lot of support, a ton of support in the black community and in the case of kyrie irving, black americans, they account for a smaller percentage of the population, they are disproportionately vaccine hesitant. these

dave chappelle was paid about $20 million for his special on netflix. today saw about 100 demonstrators gathering outside the netflix hq close to us here. they can be formed into three different groups, those who support dave chappelle and his right to free speech, those who believe that his remarks were potentially harmful to transgender people, and those who are opposed to transgenderism as a concept, and they chanted "love you, don't change yourself". much of the controversy has been brought about because netflix said they brought it on themselves by issuing e—mails to staff in which they defended dave chappelle, who has of course made a lot of money for netflix, and basically appeared to turn a deaf ear to the whole controversy. since then netflix has somewhat backed down, and issued a statement saying, "we understand the deep hurt that has been caused by this, and we respect the decision of any employee who chooses to walk out." netflix�*s co—ceo has admitted that in his words, he "screwed up" in his response to the controversy initially. dav

employees walking out over the controversial dave chappelle special. some of the streaming giant's biggest stars say they stand with the workers. we're going to take a look at the response. first, though, a few minutes from know. the president and vice president will pay tribute to dr. martin luther king junior at the 10th anniversary of the mlk memorial in washington d.c. they're honoring the civil rights icon moments after the senate republicans fill buster a voting rights bill. >> we're not going to give up. we're not deterred. there's still a lot of work to do. regina approaches the all-electric cadillac lyriq. it's a sunny day. nah, a stormy day. classical music plays. um uh, brass band, new orleans. ♪ ♪ she drives hands free... along the coast. make it palm springs. ♪ cadillac is going electric. if you want to be bold, you have to go off-script. experience the all-electric cadillac lyriq. so, should all our it move to the cloud? the cloud would give us more flexibility, but we lose control. ♪ ♪ ♪ should i stay or should i go? ♪ and

i'm just here to say that dave chappelle, funny guy. i love [bleep]. >> will: what you are watching on your screen there is netflix employees and surrounding protesters who staged a walkout this afternoon in protest of dave chappelle's latest stand up special, and he took the brave stand to say that he thought the jokes were funny. those people, the protesters come the employees, they accuse the company of platforming transphobic comments, but why don't you be a judge for yourselves. >> cancel j.k. rowling, she said gender was a fact, and then the trans community got mad as [bleep]. i agree, i agree, man. gender is a fact. >> will: scandalous. and authoring a tepid apology saying that he screwed up in the way that he communicated with staff, but he says for now he is not removing the special. joining me now is brett weinstein, dark horse and author of the evolution and the challenges of modern life, brett, you have experienced this stuff first hand, you have experienced it on college campuses and with your podcasts and digital outlets,

do you think the situation would be different if it wasn't dave chappelle? somebody less known or profitable? >> i don't know if we can answer that. i think dave chappelle is sort of tapping into this set of comedy fans who were frankly tired of second guessing jokes and in particular, standing up for marginalized people and underrepresented people in jokes. you know, they feel handcuffed by so-called cancel culture and so you know, i think there's a lot of comics with a sort of mind that sentiment and increase their fan base because of it. but dave chappelle is one of the biggest names this stand up comedy and considered one of the most talented in the business. so for him to do something like this is certainly a big statement. >> and there's also a discussion around this idea of cancel culture and like netflix standing by this comedian even over the complaints, at least some of them, from some of their employees, including the trans employee we talked about. >> certainly. and you know, i think we're on ground here where i as a critic, i wrote a column that

i wonder as you look at squid game versus the dave chappelle special, what does dave chappelle do for netflix certainly it's popular content but it's expensive is there a chance they lose out or is it probably going to work out for them >> yeah. thank you for having me. i think it's very difficult to tell so, it would be difficult not just for us to tell from the outside, it's difficult for netflix to tell. you've seen reports that i've seen that internal estimates suggested that "squid games" would generate 900 million that's difficult to know it probably generated a large amount because it is the fastest show in sub -- in user views that we've ever seen it has the largest google trends effect i think on the order of a third bigger than the witch and i think it's very important to look at that but, one that's very difficult to predict what shows will do that, even for netflix and it's very difficult to say afterwards, did that show hold that value over time because it could bring in subscribers from south korea and around the world for a month, but if they don't stay because that's w

dave chappelle, a comedian, kyrie irving, an nba player, all of a sudden, you are seeing people standing up and saying what they really think, even when theypl are attacked and threatened with destruction. that's interesting. and it's inspiring. jason whitlock joins us after the break to discuss. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tucker: an nba player called ♪ ♪ >> tucker: an nba player called kyrie irving has very publicly decided not to take the covid shot. the tvy works for, the brooklyn nets, responded by punishing him, saying he will not be allowed to placing a game this season. here is how irving explained his decision. >> don't believe that i am retiring. t don't believe that, you know, i'm going to give up this game for a vaccine mandate or staying unvaccinated. pay attention to what is going on out in the real world. people are losing their jobs to these mandates. people are having to make choices with their old lives. i'm always going to stay true to me, and that is me, this is my life. i get to do whatever i want with this. this is one body i get, what god body i get here. and you are te

dave chappelle, a comedian, kari irving, an nba player, all of a sudden, you are seeing people standing up and saying what they really think, even when they are attacked and threatened with destruction. that's interesting. and it's inspiring. jason whitlock joins us after the break to discuss. ♪ ♪ ever wonder how san francisco became the greenest big city in america? just ask the employee owners of recology. we built the recycling system from the ground up, helping san francisco become the first city in the country to have a universal recycling and composting program for residents and businesses. but it all starts with you. let's keep making a differene together. ♪ ♪ >> tucker: an nba player called kylie irving has very publicly decided not to take the covid shot. the tv works for, the brooklyn nets, responded by punishing him, saying he will not be allowed to placing a game this season. here is how irving explained his decision. >> don't believe that i am retiring. don't believe that, you know, i'm going to give up this game for a vaccine mandate or staying unvaccinated. pay at

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no shade, dave chappelle, it just was not funny. it's like you have this obsession with the transgender community. the rest of us are not in this beef with you. i'm just curious your thoughts on this. >> i've watched him over the years. i did watch the special. it felt very forced to me. maybe to the tail end of what he could be bringing artistic value. i'm concerned about the rate of 40 homicides last year in 2020 alone against transgender victims. it's an important thing for laws and statutes. he claims he's a supporter and claims he had an ally, but then when he takes the stage and he has this audience, his muse could actually result in conduct and action that's criminal. if people listen to him and they're inspired by his transphobic views, they turn around and interpret it. i'd like to see a push in a uniform application with more laws to protect the transgender community. it can't be ignored. >> yeah. so, raquel, i want to be careful here. i think when somebody commits violence against the transgender community, you already ha

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and as it turns out, the netflix special dave chappelle special is. ready is getting a lot of use and, and it's getting rave reviews, but the viewers just normal viewers. it's been about 95 percent positive reviews. so i mean by and large, they're getting a lot of really good feedback from people. but like the like the special in comics are becoming more and more afraid to touch on certain subjects because they're proactively worried about being canceled or protested. so they just avoid it. if you were to ask a lot of these people, this is just a guess on my part. i don't know that is true, but if you're asking a lot of people privately where you really that offended, i would be surprised if a lot of them really were. i mean, some are, i'm sure, but it becomes a very big public statement. i'd like to see people overall start recognizing that is not the majority of people in terms of the way they think free speech again mattered, and people discuss virtually anything. and i'd like to get back to that the u. s. president's present hit with music lovers,

and the cargo moved from ports and netflix employees, raleigh against comedian dave chappelle slamming his latest show is antique transgender. we cage opinion to that that comics are becoming more and more afraid to touch on certain subjects because they're proactively worried about being cancelled or protested. so they just avoid ah oh hey there. good morning for russia. reporting facilities will use h q. my name is kevin owen, will welcome to our latest run for the next 30 minutes this thursday, the 21st of october. so as you heard, get job or go while that's the message the. the authorities in the us have been putting out money and are standing up to cobit 19 vaccination mandates, but he's offices health care professionals. even scientists have now moved from words to direct action. can it mo, can takes up the story. the united states has seen a way is of demonstrations against the federal vaccine mandates. why are they controversial? because it gives employees an ultimatum. get vaccinated or lose your job. guy. i now opponents of the mandate say they are not opposed to vaccinations

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critics have urged the palace to be nor transparent. >>> dave chappelle is addressing his critics. these jokes sparked an employee walkout where dozens of staff members and supporters protested outside of the company's los angeles offices. >> over the weekend in tennessee, chappelle told his audience he's willing to meet with the members of the transgender community but only on his terms. >> to the transgender community, i'm more than willing to give you an audience, but you will not summon me. i am not bend to go anybody's demands. and you want to meet with me, i would be more than willing to, but i have some conditions. first of all, you cannot come if you have not watched my special from beginning to end. you must come to a place of my choosing at a time of my choosing. >> so i think it is important that people watch the special before they have the conversation -- >> so they know what they're talking about. >> we know there are people who will have a whole conversation about something having no idea what the special entails. we both have watched it now. some of the language, th

and dave chappelle's. new comedy special reporter nancy loo brings us the story tonight from hollywood. >> it's not clear yet how many netflix employees will be taking part in a planned walk out next week. but it is clear that a growing division is forming within this company. the latest dave chappelle comedy special has seemingly spark more outrage than laughter. >> the meetings that he speed records. >> it's been just a week since netflix started streaming the latest special by comedian dave chappelle, the closer it has opened a contentious battle over chappelle jokes about the transgender community. one employee tweeted in part he attacks the trans community and the very validity of trans nus all while trying to pit us against other marginalized groups. the controversy has grown since staff emails from netflix, co ceo ted surround us reportedly defended chappelle and a belief that content on screen does not translate into real world harm. money. yes, well, yes. power. but this is a lot of real life for

why protesters say the bay area base $streaming service should have pulled to the plug on dave chappelle. >> the line is simple, stop making things worse! >>> plus how the next big vaccine rollout will be different when it comes to younger kids. >>> and a new tactic to tackle traffic jams. to the california highway where the speed limit could change every time you drive it. >>> a group of netflix employees walked out of the company's los gatos head quarters today to protest dave chappelle's new comedy special. they say the closer crosses the line with chappelle's remarks about gay and transgender people. mr. chappelle is known for his sharp edged humor, but the group of netflix employees said he has gone too far this time. so warm the special pulled or at least balanced out with more content portraying the lgbtq and community. >> the impressions that people be a score through media become their truth, especially if they don't know anybody from the groups that are being discussed. >> the people who are most likely to experience harm from the closer are black and brown trans women. this gi

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if you are a comedian, you are a chronic button pusher, like dave chappelle. to quote charlie murphy from his old show, a "habitual line stepper." you know over the line is, you step on it and cross it. part of this -- i watched this special over the weekend -- chapelle is talking about something nuanced that deserves conversation, even after the fact by sharing the jokes, but also trying to get at the root of what he's talking about. the people who were mad are invested in being chronically outraged, and they have a cultural deafness, a willingness to only regurgitate talking points that they read on social media. they will never get what he's trying to do. he digs into that in the special. jay leno said you have to change your comedy based on the times. what a hack. beto o'rourke's stand up would be funnier. [laughter] speeches sound like on a slapper. our comedian's immune then is comedy the one line you can draw -- cancel culture is scary. when they zero in on you your whole life feels like it's hanging by a thread. >> greg: i don't know if comedians shoul

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>> you shut the -- up, morngan freeman. >> sorry, i was just - >> dave chappelle's latest comedy special "closer" is is his 6th wrapping up a series and he has won three emmys and grammys. >>> now back to the showdown in washington over president biden's spending plan, hanging in the balance is the extended child tax credit that millions of families have benefitted from this year. st stephanie ruhl on the greatest divide. >> reporter: hey there president biden is hitting the road to explain to the american people what is in his multi-trillion dollar human infrastructure plan with his goal to explain to people how it will benefit their lives. they'll hopefully make a case to their congress person where they want to vote yes for jen fidickman in north carolina, it's a life changing $500 a month. >> child tax money has helped us with our medical expenses. i have two special needs kids. >> reporter: the expanded payments that began in july as a part of the american rescue plan involved tense of millions of families immediately. >> if my kids need school, i got it i need gas to take them to h

comedian dave chappelle continues to face backlash about jokes about the transgender community he made in his special. employees of the streaming giant have staged a walkout. dasha burns has the details. >> reporter: tonight, comedian dave chappelle once again at the center of swirling controversy. >> oh, buddy, i'm in trouble now. >> reporter: the polarizing stand-up drawing swift backlash. >> gender is fact. it's a fact. every human being in this room, every human being on earth had to pass through the legs of a woman to be on earth. >> reporter: critics characterizing the remarks as transphobic and slamming netflix for airing them. >> terf is an acronym, transexclusionary radical feminist. this is a group of women that hate trans -- they don't hate transgender women but they look at trans women the way we look at black face. i'm team terf. i agree. i agree, man. gender is a fact. >> reporter: the special prompting some to boycott the service or cut ties. today, a group of transgender employees at netflix announcing plans to stage a walkout next week. netflix recently suspending thre

under a cloud of controversy comedian dave chappelle is coming to san francisco. the entertainer upsetting people with his latest jokes about the trans community. >> is tipping off his documentary tore at chase center in november. the move not sitting well with some local lgbtq organizations. he's coming to san francisco, the home of organizations like. >> the transgender law center, the transgender cultural district and really not paying attention to the harms that he calls drew is the managing director of women of color media arts project or clock map in san francisco. she characterized chapelle's remarks on the transgender community as uninformed and hurtful. chapelle's comments in his newest netflix comedy special included saying he's team turf turf standing for trans-exclusionary radical feminist, which views have been seen as anti trans. he also said in reference to the trans community that gender is a fact. the special sparking a worker walkout at netflix. the message here today is that we can take a joke. but when the job takes lives is no longer a laughin

so much about netflix this week, dave chappelle, how netflix is defending dave chappelle standing by him amid outrage over trans phobic remarks in our outwrithous comedy eshl. is this the example of netflix resisting so-called canceled culture? >> absolutely. it's interesting to hear your interview with bari weiss because this is an example of a big hollywood institutional entity doing the opposite of what she's saying is so pervasive. it's standing by dave chappelle, even amid outrage of its own employees. there's going to be a walkout of employees at netflix who are so upset about the hateful language in this special, yet netflix has decided it is best interest in its business model to have a free and open. >> you said in your newsletter, they're taking this important stand, but doing a terrible job of pr. they're not explaining their position very well, are they? >> they are not. you can look at the policy, and i think the policy does ultimately make sense for netflix if they're going to be a talent-friendly platform. the way they're communicating this, this has been a complete di

. >>> and new fallout from the dave chappelle special on ♪ we'll stay forever this way ♪ >>> fans of celine dion won't see her that way on stage in las vegas for another few months. the singer has delayed her residency because of persistent muzzle spasms. shows have been canceled through february. >>> now, to a search of a missing mother of three. her husband is facing murder charges. here's megan tevrizian. >> reporter: this morning, a major development in the disappearance of southern california mother maye millieta. nine months after maya, known to her family, was last seen, her husband larry is under arrest. >> her husband is responsible for her murder and disappearance. >> reporter: she was last seen january 7th. the same day that security video shows larry moving his car to an area outside their home with no camera coverage. the next morning, they say he left home for 11 hours. >> as the evidence unfolded in this case, meticulously and carefully block, by block, it pointed in one direction, that may was murdered. >> reporter: authorities say she wanted a divorce. but her husban

meanwhile, dave chappelle has committed a moral crime. he noted that gender is a biological fact detected in blood tests, it is in your dna, so of course he is being destroyed, or the usually in lunatics are trying to destroy him. he issued a response to his critics. >> in a new stand of dave chappelle says he will meet with netflix transgender employees under three conditions. one, they have to watch a special "the closer" which started this controversy from beginning to end. two, they have to meet at a time and place of his choosing. and three, they have to admit that hannah gatsby is not funny. gatsby is an lgbtq comedienne criticized dave chappelle for saying things like gender is a fact and for defending author j.k. rowling. but chapelle also says the lgbtq community has been largely supported and believes this protest has nothing to do with that community. watch. >> it's about corporate interests and what i can say and what i cannot say. >> chapelle says because of this protest and his documentary film about his 2020 comedy tour had

they don't care about dave chappelle. they don't care about comedy. they care about protecting this new gender b.s. >> greg: yeah, you know what. before that woman committed suicide, who it was his friend, she had been hounded for being a fan of his eye the transgender community. i'm not going to say that it's a causation, but there's a correlation, that's a little science for you. >> i can't do science, i'm a woman, continue. >> greg: are you a woman tonight? >> i've been a woman so far the entire time i've been alive and i plan to stick with it. >> greg: you're doing a good job, stick with it. >> thank you. i just think that it's really almost sad that these people have nothing better to do than to go out and protest a problem they created in their own head. because the sign saying trans lives matter, like when did he say that they don't? he never -- he never said that they don't. i mean, believing that trans lives matter and believing that a comedian should be able to tell jokes -- not only do they not usually -- not mutually exclusive, they are no

you know the folks in hollywood who controlled distribution are leaning on dave chappelle, but he said i will meet with the trans community with a couple of conditions, i get to set the timetable. you have to watch my special in total and you have to admit, hannah gadsby is not funny. she is the lesbian comedian who also has a special on netflix and she was not too happy about what dave chappelle had to say. >> laura: look, it kind of has them in a box here, which is great -- i think this his hilarious to watch. they really don't know what to do with chappelle and he's holding up a mirror to them and what they should see in the mirror is rank hypocrisy. pushes buttons the way comedians are supposed to push buttons, and they don't like it because he kind of exposes the dash it kind of goes as after everybody but he exposes them along the way. they will brook no dissent, period, they will not allow anyone to call them up. >> chappelle may win this one. >> laura: i think he's winning it. i think he is winning it and they are come as you said, raymond -- the other folks are the most unfunn

for the win win. ♪ ♪ >> greg: his name is dave chappelle and he is raging -- and his latest he defended harry potter author j.k. rowling and the woke outrage mom. back in 2019, rowling was canceled by celebrated activists over a comment she made that transgendered women were in actual women. she wasn't having it because j.k. rowling has f you money. she can say those things. she subsequently received a slew of death threats and hate mail online eventually being labeled by the community as a turf -- >> not anymore. it's a label that chapelle now raises and is -- >> i am a feminist. i agree. i agree, man. gender is a fact. >> greg: he describes himself as a feminist went on to argue that women have a right to be mad at trans women. his comments are now being met with their own backlash, especially on twitter which is not a real place. and d.c. even found three whole people who were not. three people. no -- or justin trudeau call them the pb&j -- all right. so kat, chapelle can say this because he also has f you money. he is noncancelable. what makes those two could differ is there a lot o

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. >>> and dave chappelle breaking his silence over the latest netflix special and he's issuing a bit of a challenge >>> ait's tuesday october 26th, and this is "worldwide exchange." >>> good morning, good afternoon, good evening, welcome from wherever in the world you may be watching us i'm brian sullivan it's looking like a good tuesday morning as the everything rally looks set to roll on futures are higher across the board, all up about.5%, the nasdaq up .6%, the nasdaq and s&p coming off new record highs, the blue chip closing at the 37th all-time high of the year the s&p says, i can top that 56 record high closes for the s&p 500 so far this year out sized gains for the nasdaq and technology as well oh, you might have heard about it, tesla surging to a $1 trillion market cap wow. we're going to get more on that in a moment. >>> also, by the way, as electric car makers move up, we continue to watch oil and gas. oil at its highest level in seven years. it's down a little bit right now but yesterday afternoon broke through 85 a barrel. also a gigantic move and something more importan

>> reporter: ana, it feels as though dave chappelle is stoking the fire here a bit more. he posted this clip to his instagram page, which we're going to show you in a moment, that took place at a stand-up comedy show he did over the weekend in kentucky where he says, sure, i'll meet with members of the transgender community and the lgbtq community, but under certain conditions. take a listen. >> to the transgender community, i'm more than willing to give you an audience, but you will not summon me. i am not bending to anybody's demands. and if you want to meet with me, i'd be more than willing to, but i have some conditions. first of all, you cannot come if you have not watched my special from beginning to end. you must come to a place of my choosing and a time of my choosing. >> reporter: on social media, some members of the transgender community have posted that they feel like dave is continuing to mock them, ana. >> so, it sounds like this controversy isn't going to go away any time soon. >> reporter: well, he's also said -- he said during that special that his new doc

chappelle, which they say was transphobic. earlier i spoke to our north america correnspondent david willis about the story and he explained the controversy. dave chapelle, in which he made various remarks about lgbtqi+ people, he said that gender is a fact and accuse them of being too sensitive. that was immediately met with protests from lgbtq people are posted on social media and elsewhere that his comments were harmful, and that he was basically profiting from free speech. dave chapelle was paid about $20 million for his special on netflix. today saw about 100 demonstrators gathering outside the netflix ho. they can be formed into three different groups, those who support dave chapelle and his right to free speech, those who believe that his remarks were potentially harmful to transgender people, and those who are opposed to transgenderism as a concept, they chanted "love you, don't change yourself". much of the controversy has been brought about because netflix said they brought it on themselves by issuing e—mails to st

let's turn to netflix now, and dave chappelle's special, the closer. it's been criticized as having stretches of examples of trans phobia in the material. the netflix co-ceo sent out a statement to employees showing the company is going to stand by the special. here's part of it. we don't allow titles on netflix that are designed to incite hate or violence, and we don't believer "the closer" crosses that line. i recognize distinguishing between commentary and is hard, some people find the art to have stand up to be mean spirited but our members enjoy it and it's an important part of our content offering. your reaction to that, and that this special is going to stay up? >> yeah, so i mean, i think, you know, what a media company chooses to put on its platform has real consequences for actual people, and lgbtq people have been the brunt of a joke for way too long. i think in this situation with netflix and chappell have said won't age so well, and for me, you know, i wactch the show. the problem is he talks about lgbtq folks like racism doesn't impact ou