Dave Chappelle Rejects His High School’s Offer To Name Theater After Him Amid Controversy

Dave Chappelle announced that his alma mater, the Duke Ellington School of Arts, won’t carry his name on its theater. The comedy icon, who graduated from the Washington, D.C., public high school in 1991, shocked the audience at Monday’s ceremony dedicating the student theater when he made the announcement. The theater will instead be called the Theater for Artistic Freedom and Expression. Advertisement Chappelle said during the ceremony that he declined the honor because he did not want his name to distract from students’ work. The Duke Ellington School of the Arts decided to rename the theater after Chappelle last… Read Full Article