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Absolutely. I don't blame the comedian for the situation - he was carrying out his job. I blame the people who booked someone without checking they were appropriate.

Yes, that's the point. Dell are the ones to blame for putting that guy on stage, and they are getting the criticism.

MC, however despicable, just did his thing as advertised.

I don't think "Dell" deserves the blame. I think whoever booked this guy is to blame.

That would be a representative of Dell, acting on behalf of Dell, arranging for payment to be made by Dell.

And hopefully punished or even fired by Dell, because they're not representing Dell very well.

I don't think anyone is saying that the comedian didn't have the right to say what he did, or even that he shouldn't have said it. The lapse in judgement is on Dell, not on the comedian.