I'm Rick James, Bitch!

When is enough, enough?
All the recent chatter in the media about Dave Chappelle and the "will he or won't he come back" routine is wearing thin. When and if the irreverent comedian decides to return to cable television, he'll let us all know. Debating on whether his decision making abilities are somehow skewed by drug addiction or if he's just plainly pissed off at the big wigs pulling the strings at the comedy network, is a colossal waste of time.
One thing I did read is that he himself wanted to dispel rumors that he's got a drug problem at all and that he's checked himself into a mental institution. As a matter of record, he went to South Africa to find "a quiet place" for a while. "To do here what I can't at home: think, eat, sleep, laugh. I'm an introspective dude. I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes. And I've been doing a lot of thinking here."
The picture he paints (and it seems a fairly honest and frank assessment),is of someone struggling to come to terms with a new position and power who's still figuring out how to come to grips with how people around him are reacting to the $50 million deal he signed last year with Comedy Central. Without naming specific characters, he seems to blame both some of his inner circle (not his family) and himself for the stresses created by last year's deal.
If he doesn't follow though on the deal he made, it'll be their loss. Despite his recent travails, he's a pretty savvy guy and we all know that he can position himself with some other network, if he so chooses. In doing that, he'll likely land the deal of the 21st century. One that both gives him the creative outlet to deliver a show that truly exemplifies his vision of comedy and one that hopefully gives him an even bigger payoff.
WWRJD?