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DAVE CHAPPELLE STAYING PUT IN OHIO: Comedian has no plans to leave quiet farm town for return to Hollywood.
*Comedian Dave Chappelle says he prefers the down home folksy feel of his home in Yellow Springs, Ohio and has no plans to trade it in for the crazy politics of Hollywood, which he has blamed, in part, for his sudden exit from Comedy Central last year.
"I used to be cable's hottest star and now I'm just a Yellow Springs guy," said Chappelle, who threw in jokes as he introduced musicians at a blues and jazz festival there Sunday.
"Turns out you don't need $50 million to live around these parts, just a nice smile and a kind way about you. You guys are the best neighbors ever. ... That's why I came back and that's why I'm staying," he said.
Chappelle’s words were spoken during a festival sponsored by the African American Cross Cultural Works, an organization that Chappelle's late father, Bill Chappelle, helped found.
Two years ago, the comedian walked away from a $50 million contract extension for his "Chappelle's Show" on Comedy Central. He took off to South Africa for a "spiritual retreat" on the eve of the show's third season, leaving the series in limbo. He has since returned to performing standup and released the concert documentary "Dave Chappelle's Block Party."
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