Dave Chappelle Minneapolis show canceled hours before performance

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Dave Chappelle‘s Minneapolis show was canceled Wednesday just hours before he was set to perform. 

Chappelle was set to take the stage at the city’s First Avenue venue in front of a sold-out crowd, when organizers pulled the plug due to backlash received about the comedian who was recently criticized for jokes in his Netflix special, The Closer, that were deemed transphobic  

“To staff, artists, and our community, we hear you and we are sorry,” the venue began in a statement shared to Instagram. 

“We know we must hold ourselves to the highest standards, and we know we let you down. We are not just a