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Rapaport Event Alabama News
Birmingham area Jewish community comes together for Michael Rapaport; Hoover Stardome clarifies ‘there wasn’t any explicit calls for violence’ for canceled set

Bruce Ayers, the owner of the Stardome comedy club in Hoover, says that while "there wasn’t any explicit calls for violence," he is confident he “did the right thing for the club, for the customers, for everybody,” when he canceled comedian Michael Rapaport’s performance that has since garnered national attention.

Michael Rapaport attends the 2018 PaleyFest Fall TV Previews "Atypical" at The Paley Center for Media on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) Alabama News
'A potentially volatile situation': Hoover's Stardome Comedy Club embraces cancel culture by nixing Israel supporter Michael Rapaport's set

The Stardome Comedy Club in Hoover put out a statement on Wednesday explaining its reasoning for canceling actor and comedian Michael Rapaport's performance the previous night over threats.

Michael Rapaport in Birmingham Alabama News
'I'm not ashamed': Comedian Michael Rapaport's Hoover show canceled because of pro-Israel support

Award-winning actor, comedian, director and podcaster Michael Rapaport reported that his Hoover performance on Tuesday night was canceled due to threats.