Dave Chappelle

Dave Chappelle's masterclass in telling your side of the story

Shaan recaps Chappelle's 20-minute Instagram video explaining why he had Netflix pull Chappelle's Show. Chappelle weaves three life stories of being taken advantage of by bigger players, ending with networks owning his name 'in all parts of the universe,' and Netflix voluntarily took the show down.

“And he's like, and now I can't even do a new show because they signed, you know, I had to sign a contract that said you can use my name and likeness forever and in perpetuity in all parts of the universe. And he's like, well, he's like, what kind of contract language is that? That's like all parts of the universe. Was that even really necessary? So I literally can't come out with another show with my name in it because these fuckers own it.”

Steal thisWhen defending a decision publicly, weave several personal stories into one narrative arc instead of arguing the facts head-on.