Netflix has stopped streaming Chappelle—s Show less than a month after
it added the Comedy Central classic to its catalog on November 1st. In an
Instagram video spotted by Deadline, Chappelle says he asked the company
to remove the series and it honored his request (watch out for f-bombs if
you—re about to watch the clip).
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—I called them and I told them that this makes me feel bad,— he said.
—And you want to know what they did? They agreed that they would take
it off their platform just so I could feel better.— Netflix acquired
the rights to the series from ViacomCBS as part of a non-exclusive
streaming deal. Chappelle doesn—t own the rights to the series and he
has consistently criticized the media company for licensing it without
paying him royalties. …
