Dave Chappelle and his wife Elaine were spotted making the rounds in New York City on a rare public night out for dinner at the celebrity hot spot Sadelle’s.
The comedian, 50, kept his look casual with cargo pants, a burgundy T-shirt and white trainers.
His wife of 23 years was dressed for the heat in a gray tank top and a skirt with a drawstring waist.
She also wore white trainers and added a black crossbody bag to her ensemble.
The former Chappelle’s Show host — who performed at Abu Dhabi Comedy Week last month — also smoked a cigarette as he walked down the street.
![Dave Chappelle and wife Elaine spotted in NYC-Freq. at Sadelle's 2 Dave Chappelle and his wife Elaine were spotted making the rounds in New York City on a rare public night out for dinner at the celebrity hot spot Sadelle's](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/09/21/85906093-13511511-image-m-54_1717965999206.jpg)
Dave Chappelle and his wife Elaine were spotted making the rounds in New York City on a rare public night out for dinner at the celebrity hot spot Sadelle’s
![Dave Chappelle and wife Elaine spotted in NYC-Freq. at Sadelle's 4 The comedian, 50, went casual in cargo pants with a burgundy T-shirt and white trainers. His wife of 23 years was dressed for the heat in gray tank top with a matching skirt](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/09/21/85906089-13511511-image-m-56_1717966089572.jpg)
The comedian, 50, went casual in cargo pants with a burgundy T-shirt and white trainers. His wife of 23 years was dressed for the heat in gray tank top with a matching skirt
The sighting comes after a performance last month in which Chappelle accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.
The comic, 50, had been performing in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, when he made the remarks.
Chappelle, who is a Muslim, told the crowd that he believes Jewish people support Israel because of a rise in antisemitism.
He said the Gaza Strip faces a ‘genocide’, and that by making Jews safer in America would make them realize they didn’t need Israel as an ultimate protector.
According to Middle Eastern outlet The National, he told the sold-out crowd: ‘What is happening in Gaza is a direct result of antisemitism in the West.
‘If you are in America, the best thing you can do is to make American Jews feel safe, feel loved and supported so they can know they don’t have to support a country that is committing genocide just to feel safe.’
Chappelle’s comments come as Abu Dhabi has maintained its diplomatic relations with Israel even as it increasingly criticized Israel’s conduct in the seven-month-long war.
Chappelle had previously caused a walkout during a show in Boston last year after he slammed Israel for its ‘war crimes’ against Palestinians.
![Dave Chappelle and wife Elaine spotted in NYC-Freq. at Sadelle's 6 The former Chappelle's Show host — who performed at Abu Dhabi Comedy Week last month — also smoked a cigarette as she walked down the street; seen Saturday in NYC](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/09/21/85906091-13511511-image-m-58_1717966699961.jpg)
The former Chappelle’s Show host — who performed at Abu Dhabi Comedy Week last month — also smoked a cigarette as she walked down the street; seen Saturday in NYC
![Dave Chappelle and wife Elaine spotted in NYC-Freq. at Sadelle's 8 The sighting comes after Chappelle performed in Abu Dhabi last month where he accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza; pictured in 2023](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/09/22/85906615-13511511-image-a-74_1717966848402.jpg)
The sighting comes after Chappelle performed in Abu Dhabi last month where he accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza; pictured in 2023
![Dave Chappelle and wife Elaine spotted in NYC-Freq. at Sadelle's 10 Chappelle, who is a Muslim, told the crowd that he believes Jewish people support Israel because of a rise in antisemitism; seen in July 2023 in Napa, California](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/09/22/85906627-13511511-image-a-75_1717966851995.jpg)
Chappelle, who is a Muslim, told the crowd that he believes Jewish people support Israel because of a rise in antisemitism; seen in July 2023 in Napa, California
![Dave Chappelle and wife Elaine spotted in NYC-Freq. at Sadelle's 12 'If you are in America, the best thing you can do is to make American Jews feel safe, feel loved and supported so they can know they don't have to support a country that is committing genocide just to feel safe,' he said on stage; pictured in 2022 in Hollywood](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/09/22/85906611-13511511-image-a-76_1717966875289.jpg)
‘If you are in America, the best thing you can do is to make American Jews feel safe, feel loved and supported so they can know they don’t have to support a country that is committing genocide just to feel safe,’ he said on stage; pictured in 2022 in Hollywood
Chappelle has been widely criticized in recent years for a steady stream of jokes involving transgender people, which many critics have labeled transphobic.
In his 2017 Netflix special, he spoke about pitching a movie idea to a Hollywood producer about a superhero who gets his power via raping women.
Other critics have complained that some of his recent stand-up specials have featured long digressions that played more like airing of grievances than comedic routines.
In Chappelle’s new Netflix special The Dreamer, which debuted December 31, he makes jokes not only about the trans community, but the disabled as well saying, ‘they’re not as organized as the gays. And I love punching down.’