Dave Chappelle eviscerates Candace Owens and Don Lemon in new Netflix special about George Floyd – as he calls on Americans to listen to protest movement
- Chapelle performed the set in front of a socially distanced crowd in Ohio last weekend; Netflix released the special to its YouTube channel Thursday
- The comedian spoke candidly about the death of George Floyd and encouraged Americans to listen to protesters on the street
- He took aim at Don Lemon over the CNN anchor’s claim that celebrities should be speaking out, stating: ‘Do we give a f**k what Ja Rule thinks?’
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Dave Chapelle has eviscerated Candace Owens and Don Lemon in a new Netflix special which addresses the death of George Floyd.
Chapelle, 46, filmed the set at an outdoor venue in Yellow Spring, Ohio last Saturday – nearly two weeks after Floyd was killed when white police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds.
The special, titled 8:46, was released on the Netflix YouTube channel late Thursday.
‘I got to tell you, this is like the first concert in North American since all this s— happened, so like it or not, it’s history. It’s going to be in the books,’ the comedian states early in his set.
On stage, Chapelle takes aim at a series of public figures who have weighed in on Floyd’s death – including CNN anchor Don Lemon.
Last week, Lemon famously urged celebrities to speak out in the wake of his Floyd’s death – a fact which irritated Chapelle to no end .
‘Answer me: Do you want to see a celebrity right now? Do we give a f**k what Ja Rule thinks?’ the comedian asked the crowd.
‘Does it matter about celebrity? No, this is the streets talking for themselves, they don’t need me right now. I kept my mouth shut. And I’ll still keep my mouth shut.
‘I don’t think my silence is complicit… Why would anyone care what their favorite comedian thinks after they saw a police officer kneel on a man’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds?’ he continued, ridiculing Lemon.
However, Chapelle saved his harshest critiques for right-wing activist Candace Owens, who has repeatedly referenced Floyd’s multiple stints in jail