As Sarandos points out in both his memos, it is indeed Chappelle’s right to say what he thinks. But Sarandos rejecting the idea that Chappelle’s rhetoric is violent, or that violence on TV ...

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos sent a lengthy missive to the entire company following the mounting controversy around a new original special from comic Dave Chappelle. After addressing top leadership ...

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos is sticking behind his decision to back Dave Chappelle. Chappelle, whose comedy special lives on the streaming site, has received backlash over his use of transgender ...

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is addressing the controversy around the streamer’s new Dave Chappelle stand-up special The Closer, as well as his communications to staff about the resulting backlash.

Can we talk about the Ted Sarandos memo for a minute ... upset about the many homophobic and transphobic jokes in the Dave Chappelle special “The Closer,” it doesn’t really matter because ...

But I think it’s rooted in a principle of protecting free speech and expression,” Sarandos said of his decision to stand by Chappelle. By Caitlin Huston Business Writer “They’re never easy ...

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has addressed staff members on the streamer’s controversial new Dave Chappelle stand-up special, “The Closer.” The firebrand comedian has drawn criticism from the ...

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Comedian Hannah Gadsby just absolutely destroyed Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos for defending Dave Chappelle’s new stand-up special, “The Closer,” despite its jokes about the transgender community.

Further, as Netflix continued its defense of Chappelle, trans employees and allies are planning a walkout protest on October 20 to reiterate dissatisfaction with Sarandos’ aforementioned comments.

The second memo that Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos issued to Netflix staff about Dave Chappelle and stand-up comedy only proves that he doesn’t understand why people are actually upset about how ...

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said his decision to stand by Dave Chappelle and his Netflix special, The Closer, after backlash about what was seen as transphobic jokes was not an easy choice ...