![Dave Chappelle uses his new Netflix special, Sticks & Stones, to defend Michael Jackson, Louis C.K., and Kevin Hart. Dave Chappelle uses his new Netflix special, Sticks & Stones, to defend Michael Jackson, Louis C.K., and Kevin Hart.](https://compote.slate.com/images/771dccac-065f-4ba0-960f-435c0d5e1766.jpeg?width=1200&rect=1560x1040&offset=0x0)
Dave Chappelle uses his new Netflix special, Sticks & Stones, to defend Michael Jackson, Louis C.K., and Kevin Hart.
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What happened to Dave Chappelle: The cruelty of "Sticks & Stones" is a sign of the times | Salon.com
![Dave Chappelle's Netflix special 'Sticks and Stones' is as perceptive as ever. Here's why it's controversial. Dave Chappelle's Netflix special 'Sticks and Stones' is as perceptive as ever. Here's why it's controversial.](https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/i/newscms/2021_06/2992386/190830-dave-chappelle-sticks-and-stones-ac-1137p_0191d129a952087c5eedf415a5378951.jpg)
Dave Chappelle's Netflix special 'Sticks and Stones' is as perceptive as ever. Here's why it's controversial.
![Dave Chappelle's Netflix special 'Sticks and Stones' gets a 99% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes | Daily Mail Online Dave Chappelle's Netflix special 'Sticks and Stones' gets a 99% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/04/03/18040814-7425191-image-a-2_1567562431943.jpg)
Dave Chappelle's Netflix special 'Sticks and Stones' gets a 99% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes | Daily Mail Online
![Chappelle Sticks to his Stones. Dave Chappelle makes his points not… | by DeVaughn Robinson | Medium Chappelle Sticks to his Stones. Dave Chappelle makes his points not… | by DeVaughn Robinson | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:779/1*F0bcpofg1Mjb6RnTkYg-Sg.png)
Chappelle Sticks to his Stones. Dave Chappelle makes his points not… | by DeVaughn Robinson | Medium
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