Elon Musk says Dave Chappelle is cruel
Elon MuskChief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, posting on X
Elon Musk responds to a video clip from Chappelle's Madison Square Garden show about Charlie Kirk by saying Chappelle is cruel.
“Dave Chappelle is cruel”
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Dave Chappelle jokes at Madison Square Garden that he has felt better since Charlie Kirk's murder; Piers Morgan, Elon Musk and Rob Schneider condemn the remark
During a show at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday, November 7, 2026, comedian Dave Chappelle said: "Ever since that guy Charlie Kirk got murdered, and I shouldn't say this publicly, but I feel better." Fan videos of the remark circulated online, and in another clip from the show he said Kirk was "looking up at us right now, laughing so hard he can't breathe." Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. Piers Morgan called the remark disgusting, Elon Musk called Chappelle cruel, and Rob Schneider wrote that Chappelle had become a champion of senseless violence. Charlamagne tha God said he finds no humor in people being shot but that Chappelle is free to joke about what he wants. Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, wrote without naming Chappelle that laughing about political assassination is beyond disgusting. Chappelle's representatives did not immediately respond to NBC News or HuffPost.
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Elon Musk's post on X quoting a post that shares a video clip from Chappelle's Madison Square Garden performance about Charlie Kirk.
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NBC News report of November 9, 2026 quoting Chappelle's remarks at Madison Square Garden from fan videos, Erika Kirk's post on X, the apology by the hosts of the I've Had It podcast and two posts by Elon Musk.
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Musk quotes a post sharing another clip from the show, in which Chappelle says Kirk is looking up at us, laughing so hard he can't breathe.
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NBC News reported that Musk also wrote on X that Chappelle is just not funny anymore.
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The reference point is Dave Chappelle's November 7, 2026 remark at Madison Square Garden that he has felt better since Charlie Kirk was murdered. Musk calls Chappelle cruel in response to the clip, which condemns the remarks.
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Read the full caseCharlamagne tha God says he finds no humor in people being shot but that Chappelle is free to joke
“I don’t find the humor in people getting clapped, okay? Any of us can be shot, and I don’t want anybody getting shot because somebody disagrees with their opinion ... So yeah, you have the freedom to, you know, joke and talk about whatever you want to joke and talk about; but personally, I don’t want to deal with the energy of that.”Read statement
Rob Schneider tells Chappelle he has become a champion of senseless violence
“Dave, you are now a champion of senseless violence who embodies the base ugliness of our body politic. Nobody deserves to die for engaging in conversation. And no one should “feel better” after the violent murder of a husband, a father, a son and a friend. No human being deserves that.”Read statement
Piers Morgan calls Chappelle's remark about Charlie Kirk disgusting
“Disgusting… and especially egregious given that Chappelle himself survived an attack on stage in 2022. The crowd roaring with laughter at his shamefully inhumane remarks is also repellent.”Read statement
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The Dispute Index. "Elon Musk says Dave Chappelle is cruel". First published: 2026-11-12. Last updated: 2026-11-12. https://disputeindex.com/events/8657-elon-musk-responds-to-a-video-clip-from