Caitlyn Jenner has rushed to the defense of comedian Dave Chappelle amid controversy over his new Netflix special, calling the backlash against him "woke culture run amok."
"Dave Chappelle is 100% right," Jenner tweeted on Wednesday, October 27.
"This isn't about the LGBTQ movement. It's about woke cancel culture run amok, trying to silence free speech. We must never yield or bow to those who wish to stop us from speaking our minds."
In his latest stand-up release, the 48-year-old comedian defended JK Rowling after weighing in on the writer's comments about the transgender community.
Chappelle said he "agrees" that "gender is a fact", as he discussed how the Harry Potter author had been branded a "TERF" (Trans-exclusionary radical feminist).
His special sparked mass outrage on social media, with many viewers putting pressure on Netflix to remove The Closer from the streaming giant immediately.
Hundreds of Netflix employees and supporters took to the streets on October 20 as they gathered in the shadow of the streaming giant’s Los Angeles headquarters.
Chappelle has since spoken out amid the controversy.
Just days after he said he was "open" to speak with the streamer's employees about the controversy, he extended the offer to any transgender person who wanted to sit down with him.
However, he did have a few conditions.
"It was said in the press that I was invited to speak to the transgender employees of Netflix and I refused. That is not true," he said in a video posted to Instagram on Monday, October 25.
He went on: "If they invited me, I would have accepted it, although I'm confused about what we're speaking about."
"I said what I said. And, boy, I heard what you said. My God, how could I not? You said you want a safe working environment at Netflix. Well, it seems like I'm the only one that can't go to the office anymore," he added.
Per BBC, Chappelle added that he doesn't "blame" the LGBTQ community for the controversy, claiming that "it's about corporate interest."
"For the record, and I need you to know this. Everyone I know from that community has been nothing but loving and supporting," he continued. "So I don't know what all this nonsense is about."
"Thank God for Ted Sarandos and Netflix. He's the only one who didn't cancel me yet," Chappelle said.
He concluded by insisting that he's open to meeting with any members of the transgender community but joked that he has several conditions they must meet first.
"To the transgender community, I am more than willing to give you an audience, but you will not summon me. I am not bending to anybody's demands," he said.
"And if you want to meet with me, I'd be more than willing to, but I have some conditions. First of all, you cannot come if you have not watched my special from beginning to end. You must come to a place of my choosing at a time of my choosing. And thirdly, you must admit that [Australian comedian and fellow Netflix star] Hannah Gadsby is not funny."
