Dave Chappelle Decides Against Allowing His High School’s Theater to Be Named 

Dave Chappelle Decides Against Allowing His High School’s Theater to Be Named After Him Amid Controversies

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Despite initial plans for him to be the eponym of the theater at his former high school

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Dave Chappelle gave up on having the venue named after him

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He gave his opinion on the matter on Monday night while visiting Washington

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To dedicate the venue at Duke Ellington School of the Arts

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Despite Chappelle's statement that criticisms against him aren't productive, he also mentioned that he didn't want his name on the theater

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The student theater will be renamed the Theater for Artistic Freedom and Expression instead of his name

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Initially, the school planned a naming ceremony with Chappelle last year, but the ceremony was postponed

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After the comedian used transphobic language in his Netflix special "The Closer" in 2021, which caused controversy

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