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Pierre Suu/Getty ImagesDave Chappelle can sell out huge venues, so it was a surprise to some when he took the mic with other residents at a local city council meeting. But Dave wasn't joking when he addressed the Village Council of Yellow Springs, Ohio, over a development plan in the town in which he's heavily invested. According to the Dayton Daily News, critics Chappelle included claim the building company, Oberer, added low-income housing to an already-approved building development plan for the township. Simply put, Dave and many of the other residents there weren't having it. "Hi, I'm Dave Chappelle," the comic said, after waiting his turn to speak. "I just wanna say.I don't know why the village council is afraid of litigation from a $24 million-a-year company," referring to Oberer, "when it's out a $65 million-a-year company," Dave said, referring to his Iron Table Holdings company. "I cannot believe you wo
Comedian Dave Chappelle recently found himself in a heated debate that for once had nothing to do with transgender people. The stand-up comic was involved in a fierce exchange at his hometown council meeting in Ohio this week over a local developer's plans to erect a housing development with a low-income housing component.