Dave Chappelle has yet again used real-life controversy as comedy fuel. This time around he recounted an awkward, in-hindsight moment involving Diddy during his new Netflix special via Complex.
In Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable…, the comedian opened up on a past visit to Diddy’s Los Angeles home, telling the audience he had no idea what was allegedly happening behind the scenes at the time.
“I’ve been to Puffy’s house,” Chappelle said onstage. “No, I didn’t see none of the stuff they said in that trial. I walked to that n****’s living room. House is clean, traction on the floor, nothing slippery. You walk right through. Perfectly normal evening.”
The story also took a turn as Chappelle described a conversation that, years later, he realized carried a very different meaning. Chappelle noted that he was hanging out with Diddy on his back patio when the mogul asked a specific question.
“Puff started swirling his drink like this and he goes, ‘So Dave, what are you into?’” Chappelle recalled. “You know me, I was like, ‘I don’t know, n***a. Books, video games.’ I didn’t know that was my big chance to fuck Cassie.”
The joke landed with uncomfortable hindsight, referencing the recent allegations and legal scrutiny surrounding Diddy and his former partner Cassie Ventura. Chappelle later shifted his tone, making clear he wasn’t mocking Ventura or her experiences.
Chappelle also reflected on the viral hotel surveillance video showing Diddy assaulting Ventura, which resurfaced after federal charges against Diddy became public. He reminded the audience that Diddy was not criminally tried for that incident and noted that Ventura’s civil lawsuit, filed in November 2023, was settled quickly.
While the settlement amount was never made public, Chappelle joked about industry rumors, before pivoting back to empathy. “Cassie is a gangster,” he said. “She did something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. She had to testify about her s*x life. That’s tough.”
