Dave Chappelle told this story during one of his Netflix specials and detailed how a man from Santa Fe, New Mexico threw a banana peel at him during one of his shows. Obviously, that kind of behavior is racist and Chappelle turned into a great joke but somehow the racist banana peel hurler is claiming to be a victim and is suing Chappelle.
Here are more details from Page Six:
A man who threw a banana peel at Dave Chappelle during a 2015 performance in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is suing the comedian and a man presumed to be his bodyguard.
Christian Englander’s lawsuit filed Friday contends the presumed bodyguard struck Englander twice as he was being restrained.
Englander, who is white, has said he had no racial motivation when he threw the banana peel at Chappelle, who is black, but was angered by something Chappelle said during the show.
Englander faced charges of battery and disturbing the peace, but they were dropped because Chappelle was unwilling to participate in the prosecution.
There is no comment from Dave Chappelle’s people yet, but when this is over you can bet on some great new material for his next show.
