American comedian Dave Chappelle’s show in Minneapolis, Minnesota was canceled yesterday, just hours before it was scheduled to air.
First Avenue, announced that the show will not take place in its theater and will instead move to the Varsity Theater, where Chappelle will also perform on Thursdays and Fridays.
Chappelle’s last show “The Closer” generated a lot of controversy among the audience, due to the anti-LGBTQ+ humor, and received a lot of criticism, which led to the removal of his show from all platforms, and his show now canceled first. Avenue.
The theater announced this news on its own page on the social network, writing in the statement:
“To our staff, artists and our community, we hear you and we’re sorry. We know we have to hold ourselves to the highest standards and we know we’re letting you down. We’re not just a black box.” with people, and we understand that First Ave isn’t just a room, it has meaning beyond our walls.”
“You and the team at First Avenue have worked hard to make our places the safest places in the country, and we will continue to do so. We believe in diversity of voices and freedom of artistic expression, but in honoring that, we have lost sight of that .”
He concluded the statement, realizing that some would not agree with this decision, and confirmed his willingness to receive criticism.
Source: Elfann