Dave Chappelle: Still Paranoid

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?

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31. WOW, we can tell #31 grew up with an "Uncle-Daddy". Or he's from the same European country that rape children in Cambodia or the Phillippines (which is poorer than Africa). It's sad that education skips a generation...or two in some cases. But he's right on what thing, I dont want to see what a bunch of FOOLS do in there spare time. The N-Word means "Fool", right?

Posted at 4:51PM on Jun 6th 2007 by Judaz Escariot

32. 19. #9 & #10: Please see the answer to the first question. Apparently, the publicists for folks you listed have the paps' phone numbers on their speed dial.

A money shot is a money shot whether it is Paris leaving jail or Brandy sitting behind the wheel of a wrecked car.

The only color the paps care about is Federal Green otherwise known as the color of money!

Posted at 2:00PM on Jun 6th 2007 by snarksnarksnark
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GO BACK AND READ WHAT I WROTE!

PAPS GET PAID MORE FOR PICS OF PARIS HILTON EATING THAN DENZEL WASHINGTON WALKING OUT OF A RESTAURANT!

Posted at 6:48PM on Jun 6th 2007 by ILUVSPRINGBREAK

33. Everyone has opinions about his character.

DAVE CHAPELLE IS ONE COOL CAT!

Not only did he sit and talk to me for about 2 hours behind the Laugh Factory;
He gave me 50 tickets to future comedy shows to give to my Frat brothers. The guy is not a racist by any means! Was funny as hell for about 2 hours. So funny, I left my date in the club.

Posted at 7:25PM on Jun 6th 2007 by ILUVSPRINGBREAK

34. Did anyone notice that the woman Dave was with was NOT his wife? What was so interesting is that it seemed as if the woman wanted to be seen with him but he kept walking faster away from her. I hung out with Dave a few years ago and he has no problem cheating on his wife. He begged me to go back to his hotel but I declined. He just seemed crazy and unstable. It seemed like he was doing serious drugs because he kept rubbing his nose and looking around like he was really paranoid.

Posted at 6:56PM on Jun 6th 2007 by kathidiva

35. "Awfully deep conversation for that late at night, isn't it?"

Obviously much deeper than this website or it's photographers could muster. Dave Chapelle is one of the most intelligent and thoughtful entertainers of our day. Was a nice change to see someone like him on TMZ. Keep up the good work, even if we have to read a snotty caption below the image.

Posted at 1:27AM on Jun 7th 2007 by rosanna

36. WOW. You people can't be *that* dense.

HE'S JOKING PEOPLE!!!! JOKES?? REMEMBER THE CONCEPT??

Dude's walking out of a coffee shop late at night, he's cracking jokes with the photogs.

HE'S A C-O-M-E-D-I-A-N!!!! Okay, he's a paranoid, maybe his brain is fried. He's still just cracking wise. Doing for free what he got paid millions of dollars to do by Comedy Central. Jesus! What happened to having a sense of humor?

Posted at 10:55AM on Jun 7th 2007 by Reality Check

37.
uh , he probably plays that card because he's a genius and he knows you have no comeback.

Dave please comeback ! I can't watch your reruns another time. For the hundredth time.

Posted at 3:46AM on Jun 7th 2007 by Brenda Bouquet

38. White people always say issues are NOT about race. White people are always the FIRST ones to accuse non-white races of reverse racism. How can revere racism exist if RACISM doesn't exist? White people NEVER do any wrong according to white people. They NEVER do any wrong. But as soon as someone who isn't white messes up, and they do it against the white race, WHITES are the first one to point it out, and the comments from whites in this article proves that whites WILL point out racial issues just like any other race. So why act like issues have no relationship to race when WHITES are in HERE pointing it out themselves? Whites won't hesitate to accuse others of something but act like they've never done it themselves, especially when it comes to race. The whtie race is inCAPABLE of bigotry yet all otehr races are EASILY capable of bigotry against whites. The white victim. Please. You say issue x is not about race and then turn right around and create issue y accusing (insert race here) of being racist. Everyone can eb racist BUT whites. It's a joke. White people think you're stupid. They NEVER do nothing wrong. I'm tired of white people complaining. They come out the WOODwork whining about the very things that they say they don't do. Doing the very thigns they say that they don't do. Basically, what whties are telling you by saying all that is: they're above racism, but you're not. Blacks are capable of it. Asians are capable of it. Any and all non-whtie races are capable of it, but whties are NOT capable of being bigoted. Think about that, the next time some white person says it's NOT about race.

Posted at 5:50AM on Jun 7th 2007 by icqpimp

39. dang i thought we people as a whole had gotten off tha whole race issue. all tha man was tryin to say is dont these people have sumthin better to do than sit outside of coffee shops for hours waitin for him to do sumthin? yeah i understand tha paps are just tryin to earn a livin but hell so am i an so is dave!!! we just do it tha right way...with a job. itz not a job people itz called STALKING!!!!

Posted at 2:06PM on Jun 7th 2007 by bean

40. Another slice of low life ghetto scum appealing to the vermin that watch Def Comedy and The bad boys of Comedy et al. Add up the collective IQ's of these slimeballs and you'll come up with the following data:
1. High School dropouts
2. Multiple convictions
3. Sideways hats
4. Taatoos
5.Say dis for this, dat for that, munt for month.
6. Blinged up
7. Fill in the blanks

Posted at 10:16AM on Jun 7th 2007 by Ellis

41. You don't see any black folks on TMZ cause because the SKANK train seems to pretty much be embraced by white chicks. Black celebrities can jump on board any time. Could it be that black folks aren't that STUPID?

Posted at 5:15PM on Jun 7th 2007 by Simma-Donna

42. to all the white folks when Dave does this in his sketches you all laugh , cause you know at least half is true. Hang out one day with one of your Black peers if you have one and you'll see there is some truth to this fact , black folks are treated differant.

Posted at 3:28PM on Jun 8th 2007 by chas

43. its sad cause when you see that you are a part of the joke it wont be funny to you anymore. check out the angry post here how quick some people are to call Dave a monkey and all . can you honestly say he is being judge by the content of his character or the color of his skin.another sad aspect to this fact is not all white people are in this frame of mind but some of the stuff gets splashed on them as well.

Posted at 3:38PM on Jun 8th 2007 by chas

44. Thank you Dave. You're my idle.

THEY HATE WHEN WE SPEAK THE TRUTH.

BROOKLYN, WHERE YOU @ ON THIS SITE? WE NEED TO REALLY PUT SOME REAL SERIOUS REMARKS ON THIS HERE PAGE.

THESE PEOPLE BE REALLY TRYING TO PUT DOWN THE BLACK PEOPLE. IT'S TIME TO REALLY STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT!

AGAIN, I LOVE YOU DAVE........U RICH BIATCH!

Posted at 3:41PM on Jun 8th 2007 by BLKWMNBKLYN

45. Dave should stick to doing what he does best.. making us laugh. I am laughing at him right now as "Reggie the Comedian" in the movie, "The Nutty Professor". I would rather see him in a movierather than on a mug-shot from the paparazzi

Posted at 5:59PM on Jun 10th 2007 by Nicci C.

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