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**Wheegiabe** · 07-06-2006, 07:00 AM

By DAVID BAUDER

NEW YORK (AP) - Comedy Central star Dave Chappelle has checked himself into a mental health facility in South Africa, the magazine Entertainment Weekly reported on Wednesday.

The comedian's whereabouts and condition have been unknown since Comedy Central abruptly announced last week that the planned May 31 launch of the third season of ``Chappelle's Show'' had been postponed and production halted.

Chappelle flew from Newark, N.J., to South Africa on April 28 for treatment, said the magazine, quoting a source close to the show it would not identify. Entertainment Weekly said it had corroborating sources for its story.

``We don't know where he is,'' Comedy Central spokesman Tony Fox said. ``We've heard about South Africa. We don't know. We haven't talked to Dave.''

Chappelle's spokesman, Matt Labov, would not comment on the magazine's story.

``It seems like the issues he's contending with are really quite serious,'' said Dade Hayes, a senior editor at Entertainment Weekly. ``It isn't a case of him spending a weekend someplace recuperating from exhaustion.''

The magazine's sources say Chappelle is still in the facility, which was not named, Hayes said. Chappelle's representatives have denied that the comedian was abusing drugs.

Chappelle reportedly signed a $50 million deal with Comedy Central for two more seasons of his show, a payday made possible because of the explosive sales of the show's first season DVD.

The magazine said Chappelle had shot four to five episodes' worth of sketches for the new season, but none of its onstage introductions.

05/11/05 19:06 Comments: Wow. I thought he had cleaned up his life somewhat since he started the show. I guess he didn't. I hope he can get out of that treatment center soon so 'Chappelle's Show' can started up again.

EDIT: I just read another report at Yahoo! and they say that this is not a drug-related thing. He apparently is either having issues with the breakout success of the show, or is having disputes with Comedy Central on how racist the show should be (Chappelle is pushing for more racism). Either way, he reportedly went AWOL.

[ May 11, 2005, 09:34 PM: Message edited by: Big Luther ]

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Wheegiabe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 411 Senior Member	Dave Chappelle Reportedly Checks Into Facility By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) - Comedy Central star Dave Chappelle has checked himself into a mental health facility in South Africa, the magazine Entertainment Weekly reported on Wednesday. The comedian's whereabouts and condition have been unknown since Comedy Central abruptly announced last week that the planned May 31 launch of the third season of ``Chappelle's Show'' had been postponed and production halted. Chappelle flew from Newark, N.J., to South Africa on April 28 for treatment, said the magazine, quoting a source close to the show it would not identify. Entertainment Weekly said it had corroborating sources for its story. ``We don't know where he is,'' Comedy Central spokesman Tony Fox said. ``We've heard about South Africa. We don't know. We haven't talked to Dave.'' Chappelle's spokesman, Matt Labov, would not comment on the magazine's story. ``It seems like the issues he's contending with are really quite serious,'' said Dade Hayes, a senior editor at Entertainment Weekly. ``It isn't a case of him spending a weekend someplace recuperating from exhaustion.'' The magazine's sources say Chappelle is still in the facility, which was not named, Hayes said. Chappelle's representatives have denied that the comedian was abusing drugs. Chappelle reportedly signed a $50 million deal with Comedy Central for two more seasons of his show, a payday made possible because of the explosive sales of the show's first season DVD. The magazine said Chappelle had shot four to five episodes' worth of sketches for the new season, but none of its onstage introductions. 05/11/05 19:06 Comments: Wow. I thought he had cleaned up his life somewhat since he started the show. I guess he didn't. I hope he can get out of that treatment center soon so 'Chappelle's Show' can started up again. EDIT: I just read another report at Yahoo! and they say that this is not a drug-related thing. He apparently is either having issues with the breakout success of the show, or is having disputes with Comedy Central on how racist the show should be (Chappelle is pushing for more racism). Either way, he reportedly went AWOL. [ May 11, 2005, 09:34 PM: Message edited by: Big Luther ]
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