Where was Dave Chappelle the evening of October 19? A wealth of documented evidence, including the reports from audience members and his current tour schedule, say he was onstage at TD Garden in Boston, stirring up disagreement within the crowd for critiquing the severity of Israel’s response to the October 7 Hamas attack. But who’s asking? Because a spokesperson for Chappelle told The Wall Street Journal the comedian “denies being in Boston that night.†Per the Journal, Chappelle used his alleged platform that night to speak out against what he called “war crimes†in Gaza, criticize the United States government’s role in enabling Israeli policies, and tell the crowd that two wrongs don’t make a right. Some audience members reportedly walked out.
Chappelle may or may not be continuing his tour for the next month, where he may or may not speak about the ongoing conflict again.