Dave Chappelle Rep Responds to Comedian’s Affordable Housing Plan Controversy

A rep for Dave Chappelle is quoted in a new report as arguing that the comedian “didn’t kill affordable housing” after recent reports focused on his involvement with an Ohio town’s decision to not move forward with a housing-related proposal.

In a statement to TMZ, the rep suggested that Chappelle wasn’t aligned with the finer points of the larger proposed Yellow Springs plan. 

“Dave Chappelle didn’t kill affordable housing. Concerned residents and a responding Village Council ‘killed’ a half-baked plan which never actually offered affordable housing,” a Chappelle rep told the publication on Thursday. 

Further arguing that Chappelle is “not opposed” to affordable housing options, the rep—identified in multiple reports as Carla Sims—criticized the proposal in question as being a “sprawl-style development deal” of which Chappelle was not a fan.

This story is being updated.