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Dave Chappelle had made it clear that he did not approve of ViacomCBS licensing his Comedy Central series, _Chappelle’s Show_, without paying him a dime. The comedian spoke about it during

his recent _Saturday Night Live_ monologue, and now he has done something about it. In a video, titled _Unforgiven_, which was posted on Instagram this morning, Chappelle says that he had

asked Netflix, where he has a deal for standup specials, to take _Chappelle’s Show,_ which the streamer had licensed on a non-exclusive basis, off the service. Netflix has honored

Chappelle’s request, and removed the show overnight last night, a rep for the streamer confirmed to Deadline. The show began streaming on Netflix in the U.S. on Nov. 1. _Chappelle’s Show,

_owned by ViacomCBS, is still available on the company’s Comedy Central and CBS All Access outlets and was also recently licensed by HBO Max. Companies that license a program pay the seller

who, in turn, has to compensate the creatives on the show. “People think I made a lot of money from _Chappelle’s Show_,” Chappelle says in the video, filmed during a recent standup set, in

which he reminisces about his comedy career. “When I left that show I never got paid. They (ViacomCBS) didn’t have to pay me because I signed the contract. But is that right? I found out

that these people were streaming my work and they never had to ask me or they never have to tell me. Perfectly legal ‘cause I signed the contract. But is that right? I didn’t think so

either. That’s why I like working for Netflix. I like working for Netflix because when all those bad things happened to me, that company didn’t even exist. And when I found out they were

streaming _Chappelle’s Show,_ I was furious. How could they not– how could they not know? So you know what I did? I called them and I told them that this makes me feel bad. And you want to

know what they did? They agreed that they would take it off their platform just so I could feel better. That’s why I f*ck with Netflix. Because they paid me my money, they do what they say

they’re going to do, and they went above and beyond what you could expect from a businessman. They did something just because they thought that I might think that they were wrong. And I do —

I think that if you are f*cking streaming that show you’re fencing stolen goods.” WATCH ON DEADLINE Chappelle repeated his appeal to fans, which he also made on _SNL_ earlier this month.

“So I’m not going to the agents, I’m coming to my real boss — I’m coming to you. I’m begging you — if you ever liked me, if you ever think there was anything worthwhile about me, I’m begging

you, please don’t watch that show. I’m not asking you to boycott any network — boycott me. Boycott _Chappelle’s Show_. Do not watch it unless they pay me.” Chappelle was the co-creator,

executive producer and star of _Chappelle’s Show,_ which had an abbreviated but very successful run on Comedy Central from 2003-2006. Netflix has been Chappelle’s home for four years with a

deal for standup specials. >