Dave Chappelle surprised the audience last 19 June when he announced that his alma mater, Duke Ellington School of Arts, will not be naming its theater after him. Instead, it will be called the "Theater of Artistic Freedom & Expression."
Chappelle, who graduated from the prestigious high school in 1991, made the announcement during the lavish ceremony on Monday in Washington, D.C., attributing the recent decision to the backlash he received from students regarding his controversial Netflix special, "The Closer."
Referencing the time he visited the Ellington School in November, when the renaming ceremony was initially supposed to take place, Chappelle said the criticism from students "sincerely hurt me."
"I took a lot of cold shots in business… but that day, they hurt me," Chappelle, wearing a dark gray suit and white sneakers, said to the packed crowd on Monday evening.
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