A performance venue in Minneapolis canceled a Dave Chappelle stand-up show on Wednesday shortly before the comedian was scheduled to take the stage.
Hours before Chappelle was slated to perform, First Avenue released a statement addressing the backlash it had received for booking the comic, who came under fire for making transphobic remarks last year in his Netflix comedy special, "The Closer." Chappelle's show was relocated Wednesday to the nearby Varsity Theater, which also is hosting the comedian on Thursday and Friday.
"To staff, artists, and our community, we hear you and we are sorry," read a statement from First Avenue, a storied concert venue that has been headlined by the likes of Joe Cocker, Ike and Tina Turner, U2, Run-DMC and, most famously, Prince.
