What Exactly Did Patton Oswalt Say About That New Year's Eve Photo With Dave Chappelle?
newsweek.comInstagram and posted a photograph of himself with Chappelle, who has sparked controversy over anti-transgender comments he made in his Netflix comedy special The Closer.In the stand-up special Chappelle made jokes about the transgender community and declared himself a "TERF", which is an acronym for trans-exclusionary radical feminist.Chappelle's comments prompted public outcry and also spurred protests and walkouts at Netflix's company offices.
However the company itself stood by the comedian.Oswalt's post saw him pose with Chappelle, and he wrote in the caption: "Finished me set at @mccawhall and got a text from @davechappelle.
Come over to the arena he's performing in next door and do a guest set."Why not? I waved good-bye to this hell-year with a genius I started comedy with 34 years ago."He works an arena like he's talking to one person and charming their skin off.
Anyway, I ended the year with a real friend and a deep laugh. Can't ask for much more."This led to him to be criticized for his association with Chappelle, according to NBC, and the comedian later admitted he deleted negative comments from his Instagram post in a bid to have a "nice comment thread."A post shared by Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt)On January 2, Oswalt shared an Instagram post in which he made a lengthy statement regarding his photo with Chappelle, and he both defended and apologized for the post.Oswalt wrote: "I saw a friend I hadn't seen in a long time this New Year's Eve.
