Dave Chappell recorded the Scotiabank Theater in Toronto amid controversy

The American comedian, who released a statement this week, said he was the victim Cancellation culture In his comedy pieces, he will present his image Untitled On November 15 in the 19,800-seat arena.

The date is part of a larger documentary tour that includes a live show Dave Chappell & Friends.

The only show planned in Canada after the Scotiabank Arena announced the shutdown of comments on social media has attracted online criticism.

Some have interpreted this decision as a way to avoid any controversy over the actor’s reception on their campus.

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Struggle against Netflix

In recent weeks, Dave Chappell has been criticized for his show on Netflix Close, In which he devotes a large part of his time recalculating run-ins with the LGBTQ community. He concludes by wondering if transgender people are really women and declaring himself Feminist radical trans-exclusionist.

The special created a stir on Netflix last week when some employees at the company’s headquarters in Los Angeles staged a protest, calling for better trans representation in inclusive programming and the company’s management systems.

On October 20, 2021, people staged a protest outside Netflix offices

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Several stars of the series aired on stage, including Elliott Page, who was born in Halifax, tweeted: I stand with Netflix’s trans, non-binary and BIPOC (Indigenous, black and colored people) employees who are fighting for more and more great trance stories and more inclusive workspace.

Dave Chappell released a video on Instagram on Monday from one of his most recent live shows, explaining how its effects affected the release. Untitled :

This film I produced was invited to every film festival (…) in the United States, when this controversy came out Close, Began to take me away from these film festivals, He declared.

Today a film company, a film studio or a film festival will not touch this film. Thanks to Ted Sarandos [le PDG de Netflix, NDLR] And Netflix. He’s the only one who hasn’t canceled me yet.