sCHOCOLATE
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These days?
Entertainment artists getting hosed by contractual obligations isn't new.
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Dave Chapelle urges fans to stop watching Chappelle's Show
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These days?
Entertainment artists getting hosed by contractual obligations isn't new.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Cry me a river Dave. That shitty contract gave rise to where you are today right? Yeah you got paid for your work/job and continue to get paid off the back of that with other works and a brand name for yourself; made a career even.
I developed some software for a client business and they're not paying me royalties on a shitty contract of sale being works for hire where they own the IP. Funny how that works Dave. Negotiate better next time, just as you have done since your HBO days. I'll bet you include royalties in your more recent contracts, how would you like it if other parties actively boycotted your end of the contracts?
I developed some software for a client business and they're not paying me royalties on a shitty contract of sale being works for hire where they own the IP. Funny how that works Dave. Negotiate better next time, just as you have done since your HBO days. I'll bet you include royalties in your more recent contracts, how would you like it if other parties actively boycotted your end of the contracts?
DanteFox
Member
He got $50,000,000 from netflix a few years back. It's hard to muster up a ton of sympathy for him. It's well known that the industry will bend you over in multiple ways if it can, especially if you don't have much bargaining power. Now though, Chappelle is probably the biggest comedian out there right now. He's extremely revered, respected, and he's trying to throw his muscle around to reverse the deal, but the comparisons to slavery just ring hollow. He's a freaking multimillionare, and any new show that he creates will have companies fighting each other to stream. I sure as heck will not lose sleep over a multimillionare who lost out on more millions. I just won't.
I actually feel worse for the actors from Seinfeld, because, while I'm sure they did fine, they don't see a penny of royalties, because Jerry and Larry David wouldn't let them in on the deal. But, at the end of the day, they too, didn't create the show.
I actually feel worse for the actors from Seinfeld, because, while I'm sure they did fine, they don't see a penny of royalties, because Jerry and Larry David wouldn't let them in on the deal. But, at the end of the day, they too, didn't create the show.
Weiji
Banned
100% agree. This is some disgusting entitled garbage, and any comparison to slavery from a multi millionaire is worse then a joke, it’s legit vomit worthy.
I fucking loved Dave and now he shows himself as just another greedy entitled Hollywood shit.
Man fuck 2020.
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Flame_alchemist
Banned
But the message is literally him not getting money....
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
You missed the point of his story.
Lunarorbit
Member
He really is. I loved watching Chappelle show when it came out but even though he signed a bad contract he fucked over so many people who worked on that show.
That's never brought up. He decided mid scene apparently that he was done and walked off set. He had just signed that giant contract too. Imagine working on that show and at the beginning of the season the star just leaves on a permanent vacation. Did he even try and resolve the issues he had on set?
Then he comes back a decade later and gets a ton of money from Netflix. He's been playing the victim card due way too long
GAMETA
Banned
And do you think that's unfair?
FreedomOfSpeech
Banned
MilkLizard
Member
Fuck off Dave. You signed that contract not your fans, also you‘re probably rich enough so leave your fans out of this.
Mr. Blonde
Member
Sure thing Dave since I wasn't going to watch it again anyway lolol! Chapelle Show is funny the first time you see it but not on repeat viewings
dr_octagon
Banned
This is the call between Dave Chapelle and his agent James Murphy (paraphrased):
'fuck yo contract nigga, get another one you rich motherfucker. I'm rich james bitch'
'fuck yo contract nigga, get another one you rich motherfucker. I'm rich james bitch'
Weiji
Banned
You are both missing the point, and so is Dave. If he had not taken the first deal he’d never have had the opportunity to lament it.
How many people EVER get that kind of shot? How many would do what Chapelle did for FREE, just for the exposure.
He’s mad because instead of being happy with his immense success all he can do is be angry that at one point in his life someone else made more money on his hard work then he did.
But that’s bullshit. The studio took shit tons of risks, some worked, some didn’t. Chapelle wants to have have it both ways. He wants them to treat him like a superstar without PROVING he is first. That’s nonsense, and it disrespectful to all the fucking people in his life that worked their ass off to help him get where he is today. Including the studio.
People like him disgust me. He has no respect for those around him or what they bring to the table, it’s all him him him.
Even without evoking slavery it’s disgusting. With it? He might be the most self centered, egotistic, narcissistic piece of shit alive.
Think of all the Hollywood jerks he beat out to make that possible.
Scum.
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Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
It's modern day slavery is what it is. Poor Dave Chappelle.
BLM.
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Dr.Guru of Peru
played the long game
Chapelle's a funny guy, but he needs to stop being a fucking idiot.
FreedomOfSpeech
Banned
I think we're in agreement.
Spaceman292
Banned
'Rich man mad he isn't being paid enough'
buizel
Banned
I also have a bad contract with Evilore and don't get any royalties for my postings.
yes but clearly your not a professional comedian
DeepBreath87
Banned
Dave apparently isn’t a professional either. Because professionals don’t whine and bitch about 20 year old contracts and talk about how unfair life is when they’re sitting on 10s of millions of dollars. Professionals realize the money they have made in the 20 years following that contract are built on top of the first one.yes but clearly your not a professional comedian
What Dave is doing would be like if the bank gave you a mortgage on a property, then you found there was gold buried in the back yard so the bank came in and tried to increase your mortgage to get a piece of the value of the gold they didn’t know was there.
Unknown Quantity
Member
The deal he signed for tv & merch (dvd, Tshirts etc) will last till eod.
New media & monetization of that content in those new technologies that were still developing in the early 2000s should be revisited imo.
The technology isn't an extension of television, it's morphed into something a little more complicated & so I can see artists not happy with those terms. They can't lobby against it, as the networks will not stand for that & will outspend them. Its a bit more complicated then what I've read here.
New media & monetization of that content in those new technologies that were still developing in the early 2000s should be revisited imo.
The technology isn't an extension of television, it's morphed into something a little more complicated & so I can see artists not happy with those terms. They can't lobby against it, as the networks will not stand for that & will outspend them. Its a bit more complicated then what I've read here.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
Trying to promote new content thats what happens when a guy comes out saying don’t watch my old stuff
buizel
Banned
Sounds like something the bank would try and do. Everyone wants a piece of a da pie
Weiji
Banned
So I’m randomly watching Mr Deeds on Netflix and this relevant scene comes on.
Check out their conversation at .48
So what I’m getting from this is that Chapelle lacks the logical ability of his own comedy writers and needs a punch to the face. Or maybe to have his dad beat some sense into him.
Check out their conversation at .48
So what I’m getting from this is that Chapelle lacks the logical ability of his own comedy writers and needs a punch to the face. Or maybe to have his dad beat some sense into him.
lifa-cobex
Member
I don't get why he doesn't let Netflix stream it then.
HBO fucked him over. Ok then fuck them back by giving people the incentive to go to the platform that he personally thinks is good (felt like an add).
How much money does he need from the Comedy Central to make him feel better? Somehow i don't think it's about the money but more about the message.
I like Dave Chappelle but that was really odd.
Thinking about it for a second....
That was just a huge advert.
HBO fucked him over. Ok then fuck them back by giving people the incentive to go to the platform that he personally thinks is good (felt like an add).
How much money does he need from the Comedy Central to make him feel better? Somehow i don't think it's about the money but more about the message.
I like Dave Chappelle but that was really odd.
Thinking about it for a second....
That was just a huge advert.
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