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Anthony Anderson is supporting Dave ChappellDecided to reject honors from his high school alma mater, which all bears his name.
We got an AA at LAX on Tuesday, and he thought Dave’s position was dismissive of painting the building with his nickname — Duke Ellington School of Art.After some wrangling, the school was ready to put Dave’s name first, but on Monday night he A different name was chosen …the theatre of artistic freedom and expression.
Anthony considers Dave to be a pioneer in the world of free speech, especially comedians. Anthony admits…everyone has an opinion, some disagree with Dave, and that’s okay.
Speaking to the crowd on Monday, Dave mentioned student backlash In his special ‘The Closer’…and saying it really hurts him.
As for Anthony, our photographer wondered what name he would name a building if he received a similar honor. Watch the clip…it’s funny.