Dave Chappelle: Still Paranoid

Posted Jun 6th 2007 12:06PM by TMZ Staff

When Dave Chappelle spotted a couple of photogs waiting for him outside Swingers coffee shop in Los Angeles late last night, he asked if they were spies from Comedy Central. Sorry, Dave, that's the paparazzi.

Intrigued by photog's uncanny ability to sniff out a star from a mile away, the comedian asked, "How do you guys know people are going to be places?" Um, that's what they do for a living.

But what was most puzzling to Chappelle was the lack of demand over paparazzi photos of minority celebs. "How come paparazzi never takes pictures of black celebrities?" he asked. "Our pictures aren't as profitable are they?" Awfully deep conversation for that late at night, isn't it?

Filed under: Paparazzi Video


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1. Man, his is paranoid. He says he wishes he had more hands, probably to knock out more paparazzi: http://listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/2076//I+wish+I+had+more+hands+Dave+Chappelle+quotes.aspx
remember these Chappelle characters: http://listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/2179//Dave+Chappelle+Impersonations+and+Characters.aspx

Posted at 12:26PM on Jun 6th 2007 by Rachel

2. Question: "How do you guys know people are going to be places?"
Answer: Your publicist told them.

Question: "How come paparazzi never takes pictures of black celebrities?"
Answer: They do.

Question: "Our pictures aren't as profitable are they?"
Answer: They are.

Question: Why do you and other black comedians make everything a race issue?

Posted at 12:26PM on Jun 6th 2007 by snarksnarksnark

3. What a retard!

Posted at 12:27PM on Jun 6th 2007 by celebrity asshole

4. the 15 muinute of fame alarm went off as soon as dave left the building. welcome back to the d-list brutha. maybe there is an opening on a celeb-reality show on mtv.

Posted at 12:28PM on Jun 6th 2007 by Karl K. Klan

5. Question for you Dave...Why do you always play that card? Dumbass.

Posted at 12:29PM on Jun 6th 2007 by bill cosby

6. wow, what a nut he turned out to be!

Posted at 12:31PM on Jun 6th 2007 by french vanilla

7. 3. Question: "How do you guys know people are going to be places?"
Answer: Your publicist told them.

Question: "How come paparazzi never takes pictures of black celebrities?"
Answer: They do.

Question: "Our pictures aren't as profitable are they?"
Answer: They are.

Question: Why do you and other black comedians make everything a race issue?



Posted at 12:26PM on Jun 6th 2007 by snarksnarksnark
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If the answers to your questions are true; why don't we see more on this site?
All we see on this site is Paris Hilton, Lindsey Lohan, Joe Francis, Rosie, etc....

It's because they get paid more for pictures of Paris and friends!

Now "THAT'S HOT"



Posted at 12:39PM on Jun 6th 2007 by ILUVSPRINGBREAK

8. Oh yeah - I for got Posh Spice, Christina, and some new ugly broad Jordan

Posted at 12:50PM on Jun 6th 2007 by ILUVSPRINGBREAK

9. This guy has no clue and never will...go away..PLEASE!

Posted at 12:51PM on Jun 6th 2007 by castra regina

10. I agree with Dave but I am glad you don't report more on Black actors and actresses because it seems like every time you do all the racist TMZ fans run to their computers to make ignorant and rude comments. It is sad.

Posted at 12:59PM on Jun 6th 2007 by Tired of the racist comments

11. SNARKSNARK,

THAT'S BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS ABOUT RACE, IF YOU ARE NOT BLACK, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW...BOTTOM LINE

Posted at 1:06PM on Jun 6th 2007 by TMZ

12. I think it is not about race , just that there are a million of more white actors and actresses, comedians, etc........ (the rich and famous or the wealthy) that are Poparrazi dream pictures, they make more money on HIGH PROFILE and that happens to fall into the Cacasian Bracket!! sorry to all the Lower Profile Black Peeps, I guess consider yourself lucky not to be followed around and hounded by a bunch of wanna bees. ME :0)

Posted at 1:13PM on Jun 6th 2007 by tinkerbell

13. LOL @ tinkerbell. "Lower profile Black peeps?"

Low profile white peeps = anyone from a reality show especially and including Kristen Cavalleri (can't spell her name, so she must not be important), Heidi Montag, Lauren (what is her last name again?!.) aka "LC," etc., etc. etc.

Being on a tv show does not make you famous. It doesn't quite constitute celebrity either. What you have are a million white wannabes and a handful of truly successful white people in entertainment.

You can laugh all you want, but the reason Black people's pictures are so-called "less profitable" than white people's pictures when it comes to the paparazzi is because Black people value something white people know nothing about - PRIVACY. Most Black people have no desire to be chased by the paparazzi, have their trash cans rummaged through, have people taking pictures of them and their families through bushes on their private property, etc. That, coupled with the fact that a lot of Black people have learned that being behind the scenes enables you to make much more in a lot of cases than being in front of the camera.

LMAO @ the Cacasian bracket. Learn how to spell what you claim to be. So necessary.

Posted at 1:36PM on Jun 6th 2007 by The Dog Catcher

14. Black or white or any other colors of people off their medication and acting crazy should go and hide.

So we can we find something better to do?

Posted at 1:38PM on Jun 6th 2007 by What makes you think we want to see anyone off their medication?

15. So stay off of drugs

Posted at 1:39PM on Jun 6th 2007 by Fried brains don't come back

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