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Dave Chappelle reveals he was ‘shook’ over Charlie Kirk’s death: ‘It’s hard to talk in America’

Dave Chappelle says he was ‘shook’ by killing of Charlie Kirk in new Netflix special
  • Comedian Dave Chappelle expressed being "shook" by the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in his new Netflix stand-up special, "Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable".
  • Chappelle stated that it is "hard to talk in America", referencing Kirk's assassination in September.
  • He explicitly dismissed comparisons between Charlie Kirk and Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Chappelle noted that the only similarity between Kirk and King was their violent deaths, both having been shot in the neck.
  • The comments are part of his latest special, where he addresses sensitive societal topics.
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