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Liberal comedian Patton Oswalt offered an extensive apology for causing so much hurt among those triggered by a photograph he posted of himself and Dave Chappelle.

Chappelle has been targeted by the politically correct mob over comments he's made on several comedy specials criticizing the extremism of the LGBTQ movement, especially those pertaining to the transgender agenda.

Oswalt posted a photograph of himself and Chappelle on Instagram and explained that he got a text message from the legendary comedian on New Year's Eve.

"Come over to the arena he’s performing in next door and do a guest set. Why not?" Oswalt wrote. "I waved good-bye to this hell-year with a genius I started comedy with 34 years ago. He works an arena like he’s talking to one person and charming their skin off. Anyway, I ended the year with a real friend and a deep laugh. Can’t ask for much more."

That post received a throng of furious complaints by those offended by Chappelle.

Oswalt later posted another message with a lengthy apology.

"I saw a friend I hadn’t seen in a long time this New Year’s Eve. We’ve known each other since we’re teens. He’s a fellow comedian, the funniest I’ve ever met. I wanted to post a pic & an IG story about it — so I did. The friend is Dave Chappelle. Thirty four YEARS we’ve been friends," he wrote in part.

"We’ve done bad & good gigs, open mikes & TV tapings. But we also 100% disagree about transgender rights & representation. I support trans peoples’ rights — ANYONE’S rights — to live safely in the world as their fullest selves. For all the things he’s helped ME evolve on, I’ll always disagree with where he stands NOW on transgender issues," Oswalt continued.

"I’m sorry, truly sorry, that I didn’t consider the hurt this would cause. Or the DEPTH of that hurt," he added.

Oswalt was then criticized by many on social media for kowtowing to the mob and throwing his decades-long friend under the bus.

Comedian Aries Spears told TMZ that Oswalt should not have had to apologize.

"It's an unfortunately climate we live in where you gotta apologize for things you shouldn't have to apologize for," said Spears. "Bottom line is when Dave Chappelle summons you, you'll have a good time, and if people can't handle that, that's on them."

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Comedian Patton Oswalt cancels Florida, Salt Lake City shows because venues won't require vaccination



Stand-up comedian and actor Patton Oswalt has canceled several upcoming shows in Florida and Salt Lake City, Utah, because the venues would not comply with his demands requiring attendees to show proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.

Oswalt told his followers on Instagram that he made the demands for his "Patton Oswalt Live: Who's Ready To Laugh?" tour to protect his fans from the virus.

"The good news is we're keeping everyone who comes to these shows safe and healthy because the numbers are going up," he said in a video last Wednesday. "Now the bad news, of course, is there are five venues on the tour that are not complying with this."

The comedian expressed regret that the shows were canceled, saying he was looking forward to performing at Kingsbury Hall in Utah, as well as four venues in Florida.

"This difficult decision was made due to the rising numbers of COVID cases and also because I have an ego, but my ego is not big enough to think that people should die to hear my stupid comedy," Oswalt said in the video. "So hopefully, hopefully, in the future we can rebook those when sanity holds sway again. But this sucks, I was really looking forward to Florida, to Salt Lake City."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in May prohibited businesses and government entities in the state from requiring vaccine passports. At the time, the governor said that "your personal choice regarding vaccinations will be protected and no business or government entity will be able to deny you services based on your decision."

In Utah, state law prohibits government entities from implementing vaccine passports, but not private entities. Kingsbury Hall, the venue where Oswalt canceled his show, is part of the University of Utah. Brooke Horejsi, the executive director of Kingsbury Hall's concert series UtahPresents, explained to Deseret News that under the law the university cannot require patrons to comply with vaccine requirements.

"The university has a vaccination requirement for students and health care university employees, but cannot extend that to patrons at campus venues for experiences presented by the University of Utah," Horejsi said.

"However, outside rentals (like Live Nation) may make their own safety protocols. Unfortunately, Oswalt's team had already made the decision to cancel the January show prior to this clarification, but we're looking forward to rescheduling with him in the future."