Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) R. Kelly’s “goons” confronted Dave Chappelle over an infamous “Chappelle’s Show” skit, according to the comedian’s former writing partner. During an interview with “The Breakfast Club” on Tuesday, the show’s co-creator, Neal Brennan, described the embattled singer’s reaction to a sketch that poked fun at his legal troubles in the form of a fictitious music video called “Piss on You.” As the writer tells it, Kelly did not take kindly to the parody, which made light of his 2002 indictment on child pornography charges after a video surfaced in which a man believed to be the singer allegedly urinated on an underage girl. He was acquitted of all 14 counts in 2008. “R. Kelly wanted to fight Dave,” Brennan said. “Literally, his goons stepped to Dave in Chicago and Dave’s goons intervened. The goons negotiated.” Asked elsewhere in the interview if he felt the sketch, along with others that made fun of Kelly, helped normalize his behavior, Brennan replied with an adamant no. “I don’t think people understand what comedy is supposed to do,” he told the radio show. “We will observe things, we will make fun of things. Did people want us to round up a posse and go arrest R. Kelly? Like, what were we supposed to do?” He added, “Our job is to poke fun at things. And even if it’s bleak, we still poke fun at it. We were trying to humiliate a guy who was known for peeing.”<doc-sep>In Theory, Dave Chappelle Has Broken His Silence on R. Kelly By Mike Redmond | Celebrity | January 17, 2019 | Comedian and former Chappelle’s Show writer Neal Brennan made headlines this week after he addressed growing criticism that the infamous “Piss On You” sketch “normalized” the R. Kelly video where he allegedly urinates on one of his underage rape victim. Setting aside Brennan’s questionable defense of the sketch, he tweeted a clip of the interview, and I want you to pay careful attention to the details surrounding the “fight” between Kelly and Dave Chappelle. People were mad last week that we did an R. Kelly sketches 15 years ago. Here's me explaining comedy to them. pic.twitter.com/FQoxIALqkr — Neal Brennan (@nealbrennan) January 15, 2019 For those of you who can’t watch, essentially Kelly was pissed about the sketch, and his “goons” confronted Chappelle in Chicago where he was rolling with his own set of goons that calmed things down. “The goons negotiated,” according to Brennan. Which brings us to Chappelle who had been refusing to comment on Kelly and was also being blasted for turning down the Surviving R. Kelly documentary. However, during a Wednesday night set at the West Hollywood Improv, Chappelle finally broke his silence on Kelly. By repeating the same exact story Neal Brennan told that morning. Except that’s not entirely true. Chappelle added a small flourish that way too many media outlets are taking at face value when I’d put cash money on it being a bit. Because in this version, Chappelle and Kelly spoke, which contradicts Brennan story so this comedic exchange can happen. “He says, ‘How you gonna do a video of me peeing on girls like that?’ And I say, “How YOU gonna do a video?” [audience explodes into laughter] Did I mention Dave Chappelle sounds drunk and/or high as hell during this whole thing? Dave Chappelle sounds drunk and/or high as hell during this whole thing. But that’s not the only messed up part. TMZ credits Chappelle with taking a stand for women by “saying he wants comedians to call out things that are wrong with the world, period,” which is an extremely generous interpretation of whatever the f**k came out of Chappelle’s mouth at the end of this video: Here’s what I was able to transcribe: “Let’s make a comedy movement where n****s can just say what’s wrong. Because, yeah, it’s gotta be better. And I don’t wanna ruin n****s careers. Every comedian in the back. Yo, everybody, keep your balls intact. Say what needs to be said, and let’s get this work done. Now that’s gonna sound kinda shit babba babba bobby booey babba boo woo. But my body’s telling me no, and my body’s telling me yes. We gotta rock. Yo, everybody, keep your balls intact and know that your boy Dave Chappelle got your back.” Just so we’re all clear, that was word-for-word to the best of my ability because Chappelle was slurring like hell and literally babbled in the middle of whatever that even was. Yeah, maybe it was a call for comedians to clean up their act, but it mostly sounds like his main concern is protecting testicles? Your guess is as good as mine. Also, you probably noticed that Chappelle mangled the lyrics to R. Kelly’s “Bump and Grind,” which was actually a callback to when he sang the song the first time: Right after the anecdote about being confronted. I’m talking immediately after making a joke about the video, he starts singing, “My mind’s telling me no…” because Dave Chappelle still thinks it’s hilarious that R. Kelly peed on underage girls. And that was the entire point of “Piss On You.” It was never to call out Kelly. It was just a giant pee joke. After writing about Brennan’s defense of the sketch, commenters noted that on the DVD commentary for Chappelle’s Show, Brennan allegedly says something about how it’s weird that everyone is so wrapped up about the underage aspect of the R. Kelly video and not the fact that he’s peeing on people. And if you watch the “Piss On You” sketch, that mentality absolutely shines through. There’s not even a single lyric about the fact that those “people” were underage girls because Dave Chappelle didn’t care back then. And he doesn’t seem to give a shit now. ← Michelle Obama Celebrates Her 55th Birthday | Cardi B Loves Her Grandma Very Much → Mike is a Staff Contributor living in Pennsyltucky. You can follow him on Twitter. Header Image Source: Getty<doc-sep>HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE We heard from Chappelle’s Show co-creator Neil Brennan about the time R. Kelly sent goons to confront Dave Chappelle. Now we get to listen to the story about the confrontation from the comedian himself and how he how he hilariously clapped back the king of R&Pee. Chappelle opened up about the incident to crowded room during a standup set in West Hollywood, Wednesday night. With friend and Chappelle’s Show collaborator, Donnell Rawlings asking him to recall what happened the night R. Kelly approached him at a Common show in Chicago about the 2003 “Piss On You’ skit he responded: “His [R. Kelly] goons bust in my room. I don’t know if it was his goons, but they sure did like him.” In the TMZ shared clip Chappelle tells the crowd that R. Kelly asked him how “How you gonna do a video of me peeing on a b*tchh like that?” In the most Chappelle way possible he responded: “How YOU gonna do a video of you peeing on a b*tch like that?” Chappelle did share this story on his show back in 2003, but it’s still funny to hear it now. The skit is now the subject of debate and scrutiny as some people are making a claim it “normalized” Kelly’s sick behavior. Do you think that is fair criticism? Let us know in the comment section below, and watch Dave retell the story in the video below. — Photo: Hollywood To You/Star Max / Getty<doc-sep>
Dave Chappelle said he got some scary blow back after the memorable "Chappelle's Show" bit that mocked R. Kelly back in 2003. Chappelle imitated Kelly as part of his Comedy Central series that ran from 2003 until 2006, making light of an alleged sex tape where Kelly supposedly urinated on an underage girl. Chappelle as Kelly crooned lyrics like, "Said your body, your body is a port-o-potty." “The week that sketch came out, we was in Chicago, at a Common show," Chappelle recalled onstage in video shared by TMZ, "and his dude bust in my room." The outlet reports the comedian took the stage at the Improv Comedy Club in Hollywood Wednesday evening. "I don’t know if it was (Kelly's) goons," Chappelle clarified, "(but) they sure did like him.” Chappelle went on to describe an interaction with Kelly. “He said, 'How are you gonna do the video of me peeing on (girls) like that?' and I said, 'How you gonna do the video?' ” Chappelle's comments follow "Chappelle's Show" co-creator Neal Brennan's own recollection of the "I Believe I Can Fly" singer wanting to brawl with the show's star. "R. Kelly wanted to fight Dave," Brennan said Tuesday on the radio show "The Breakfast Club." "He literally stepped – his goons stepped to Dave in Chicago – and Dave’s goons intervened, and the goons negotiated." Kelly's lawyer, Steve Greenberg, told USA TODAY he could not comment on Brennan's claims. Kelly is currently embroiled in allegations of sexual abuse, resurfaced by an explosive docu-series titled "Surviving R. Kelly." "I don’t think people understand what comedy is supposed to do – we will observe things, we'll make fun of things," Brennan added during "The Breakfast Club." "Did people want us to round up a posse and go arrest R. Kelly? Like, what were we supposed to do? "The idea that we somehow normalized this, like we also did a white supremacist sketch," he said. "I don't think we normalized white supremacy. "Our job is to poke fun at things. And even if it’s bleak, we still poke fun at it," he continued. "We were trying to humiliate a guy who was known for peeing.” USA TODAY has reached out to Chappelle's rep for comment on Brennan's remarks. More:R. Kelly's alleged victim opens up to Jada Pinkett Smith in shocking 'Red Table Talk' More:Listeners are furious that 'Surviving R. Kelly' led to spike in sales, streams for embattled artist