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Netflix employees walk out to protest Dave Chappelle’s stand-up special

By Associated Press

Oct. 20, 2021

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People protest outside the Netflix building on Vine Street in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 20. Critics and supporters of Dave Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday, with "Trans Lives Matter" and "Free Speech is a Right" among their competing messages.
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Members of the Team Trans protest outside the Netflix building on Vine Street in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 20. Critics and supporters of Dave Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday, with "Trans Lives Matter" and "Free Speech is a Right" among their competing messages.
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Critics, left, and supporters, right, of Dave Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments exchange words as they gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday, Oct. 20, with "Trans Lives Matter" and "Free Speech is a Right" among their competing messages.
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Protesters wearing face masks greet outside the Netflix building on Vine Street in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 20. Critics and supporters of Dave Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday, with "Trans Lives Matter" and "Free Speech is a Right" among their competing messages.
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People protest outside the Netflix at Vine building in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 20. Critics and supporters of Dave Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday with "Trans Lives Matter" and "Free Speech is a Right" among their competing messages.
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Comedian and videographer Vito Gesualdi screams profanities as he engages with peaceful protesters begging him to leave outside the Netflix building in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 20. Critics and supporters of Dave Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday with "Trans Lives Matter" and "Free Speech is a Right" among their competing messages.
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Comedian and blogger Vito Gesualdi engages with protesters outside the Netflix building in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 20. Critics and supporters of Dave Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday with "Trans Lives Matter" and "Free Speech is a Right" among their competing messages.
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People protest outside the Netflix building on Vine Street in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 20. Critics and supporters of Dave Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday with "Trans Lives Matter" and "Free Speech is a Right" among their competing messages.
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Jane Wishon, political vice president of the Stonewall Democratic Club, left, holds a sign in front of an unidentified demonstrator supporting Dave Chappelle, outside the Netflix building in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 20. Critics and supporters of Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday.
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People protest outside the Netflix building on Vine Street in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 20. Critics and supporters of Dave Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday with "Trans Lives Matter" and "Free Speech is a Right" among their competing messages.
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People protest outside the Netflix building in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 20. Critics and supporters of Dave Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday.
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People protest outside the Netflix building on Vine Street in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 20. Critics and supporters of Dave Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday.
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EVAN AGOSTINI/INVISION/AP / 2018

Actor-comedian Dave Chappelle attends the press conference for "A Star Is Born" at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. Critics and supporters of Chappelle’s Netflix special that included anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company’s offices Wednesday, Oct. 20, with “Trans Lives Matter” and “Free Speech is a Right” among their competing messages.

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