Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix, in advance of an employee walkout Wednesday protesting the streamer’s defense of Dave Chappelle’s transphobic and homophobic commentary in his latest stand-up special, issued a statement acknowledging “deep hurt” the controversy has caused.In a statement, Netflix said, “We value our trans colleagues and allies, and understand the deep hurt that’s been caused.
We respect the decision of any employee who chooses to walk out, and recognize we have much more work to do both within Netflix and in our content.”Chappelle’s “The Closer,” released Oct.