(CNN)While addressing disapproval about his latest standup special, Dave Chappelle seemingly stirred up immoderate much controversy.
In videos from a gig successful Nashville connected Sunday posted to his verfied Instagram account, Chappelle responded to backlash helium received for jokes helium made astir transgender radical during his Netflix peculiar "The Closer."
Chappelle said helium consenting to conscionable with members of the LGBTQ assemblage but is "not bending to anybody's demands." He besides joked that 1 of the conditions for specified a gathering is that "you indispensable admit that Hannah Gadsby is not funny."
That did not spell implicit good with admirers of Gadsby, who is an Australian comic who has been outspoken successful her disapproval of the Chappelle controversy.
Several of them took to societal media to support Gadsby and her marque of comedy.
Fellow comic tweeted Sean Kent tweeted that it was "[Totally] unnecessary to instrumentality a changeable astatine Hannah Gadsby and sick his net trolls connected her."
Gadsby had earlier addressed Netflix co-chief enforcement serviceman Ted Sarandos -- who has supported Chappelle and his peculiar amid criticism from immoderate employees and supporters -- citing her arsenic an illustration of the divers artists featured connected the streaming service.
"Hey Ted Sarandos! Just a speedy enactment to fto you cognize that I would similar if you didn't resistance my sanction into your mess," Gadsby wrote successful a enactment on her verified Instagram account.
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