U.S. venue cancels comedian Dave Chappelle's show following backlash

[{"selector":"#anim-864a45a9-c580-4702-bbaf-f76ef2ec2409","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-121.01694%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-36b9194c-970f-46ce-b723-f240012e2a27","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0524171f-0315-4ac2-9772-4f1d108d8081","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-42934e6b-f79b-4462-871e-867eafec92c2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-45.09134820002691%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Just hours before Dave Chappelle was scheduled to perform on stage on Wednesday, a U.S. venue postponed the performance.

[{"selector":"#anim-36a58daa-9dc2-4edf-a9d8-169966d17fe7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-46.784698681227866%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-42b6dfab-37ae-4647-8889-80bea1a9a6ae","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-121.01694%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-48b6b77a-c66e-4b34-9a58-bf0a3e252aec","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b90826b3-8965-46f3-af72-86ebc6229352","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] On its website, it stated that Chappelle's show would be presented at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

[{"selector":"#anim-5f30d94c-e445-4eba-9119-f49f493c3eef [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-58.46004876213768%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-084adcea-5ef2-459c-ac03-b5ab70a97e47","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-118.64406%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bce07266-697d-4c25-868e-9c1fcfb40017","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fd72ce30-32fc-4fdd-8f3a-62684f4e96bf","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] This week, First Avenue made the Chappelle show announcement.

[{"selector":"#anim-b4169e12-fa56-45ef-a8c8-fae633051ff8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-32.140624891630004%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bf1e8d3c-8c76-4027-8414-72603af5528b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-119.66102%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a1fbc64a-a8e3-4df8-9f8b-7812b4c014f4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-93a98698-89fb-4d73-8eca-d8eefc772c0a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] In his comedy special "The Closer" on Netflix from the previous year, Chappelle responded to the content.

[{"selector":"#anim-7c3dde9e-bb34-4316-952f-915930432b0c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-981b6770-8011-4a7d-ba7f-41ae5c947783","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-118.98305%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-443e775e-2f33-45e5-a2f3-98b347103522","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e6515265-b3d9-464f-9700-f9c744486dbd","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] We are aware that we must demand the greatest standards of ourselves.

[{"selector":"#anim-d1747184-7b85-4610-9204-652af7bb69f9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.246337776828504%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cefcb892-99de-4695-81a1-625a375f7b4e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120.67797%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f2c36de6-0414-49ea-b5d8-7ec360e87b3e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e8cc9cac-19e0-4958-abf6-3d01379df155","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] First Avenue First Avenue is more than just a space; it has significance outside of our doors.

[{"selector":"#anim-1f7ff6b8-1fdf-40f6-843b-03d987219a28 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0c34b7b2-5d30-414c-8834-a3485d747e42","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120.67797%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-69e575bb-0a2c-4cf3-b9f3-18c10d52e8b8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a7808594-b905-43c8-b2af-3c56de4c3234","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] In May, the Emmy Award winner was introduced on stage during their show in Los Angeles.

[{"selector":"#anim-5bf9a19c-6240-4ddb-be85-b40855995cac [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-32.140624891630004%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3c16960d-2b95-49fa-ad77-2d3678e10cd5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120.67797%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-74f84292-6295-4089-94aa-8f32733c159c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-85b8c79d-c808-47c4-a0d0-917b4ac5c8cb","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Four misdemeanour offences were brought against a 23-year-old male.