The 48-year-old came under fire last week over jokes made in The Closer, however the relatives of Daphne Dorman has spoken out to call the star an ‘LGBTQ ally’.In the special, Chappelle defended JK Rowling’s comments about transgender people.
claimed he was part of ‘team TERF’ (the acronym for trans-exclusionary radical feminist) and said: ‘Gender is a fact.’In a text message to the Daily Beast, Dorman’s sister Becky wrote: ‘Daphne was in awe of Dave’s graciousness.
She did not find his jokes rude, crude, off-colouring, off-putting, anything. ‘She thought his jokes were funny. Daphne understood humour and comedy – she was not offended.