Friday, March 29, 2024

Man Who Threw Banana Peel at Dave Chappelle Now Suing Him

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*The man who threw a banana peel at Dave Chappelle during a 2015 performance in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is now suing the comedian and a man presumed to be his bodyguard.

According to Page Six, Christian Englander’s lawsuit filed Friday claims the presumed bodyguard struck Englander twice as he was being restrained.

Englander, who is white, has said he had no thoughts of race when he threw the banana peel at Chappelle, who is black, but was angered by something Chappelle said during the show.

Englander faced charges of battery and disturbing the peace, but they were dropped because Chappelle was unwilling to participate in the prosecution.

Englander’s claim he was assaulted wasn’t mentioned in the police report, but his lawyer said it would have been raised if Englander went on trial.

Chappelle also discusses the incident in his Netflix special Deep in the Heart of Texas, referring to it as “Bananagate.” Englander was charged with disturbing the peace and battery, but the case was dropped when Chappelle didn’t participate in the prosecution.

The man claims that the incident wasn’t racially motivated; he says he threw the banana peel out of anger at something Chappelle said on stage.

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