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| WHERE HE/SHE WENT | |
| Durban, South Africa (I hear the beaches are all that). | West Africa (including the Gate of No Return slave port). |
| WHY HE/SHE WENT (HIS/HER REASON) | |
| For a “spiritual retreat.” He says he no longer felt in control of Chappelle’s Show. The humor became so racialized, he wondered if the joke was really on him, telling Time magazine: “I want to make sure I’m dancing and not shuffling ... Your soul is priceless.” | Missionary trip; also to connect to her ancestors and preach the word of God, which she does not with clerical conviction but with a politician’s cool aplomb. And, of course, it’s all chronicled on her website and YouTube videos. |
| WHY HE/SHE WENT (THE RUMOR) | |
| Drug treatment and mental help. Word was Chappelle was particularly fond of crack cocaine. | Out of politics for the first time in years after a brutal campaign that dredged up ethics challenges, Boggs forms a faith-based company in an attempt to restore her public persona. |
| WHAT GOOD DID IT DO? | |
| He’s back doing stand-up but hasn’t committed to restarting his show, for which he forfeited a deal potentially worth $50 million. | Mixed bag. Though she was charged with lying about her residence and paying for a nanny with campaign funds and, if convicted, could spend 18 years in prison, she was released on her own recognizance. |