There's a video on CNN about Dave Chappelle leaving the Chappelle show and his more recent reflections on his decision.

He's very candid about the whole thing, mostly saying that he found that the $50 million contract wasn't worth the amount of depression he felt about not having much control over what went on. It seemed like he actually had two different issues. One was that people around him changed as he became more successful. This isn't a very surprising thing though. The other was that he felt overwhelmed with things. As he described it, people become "atrophied" from practical tasks since they are handled for them by agents, managers, etc. Then when people stop doing those things, you're overwhelmed by them, since you've never dealt with them.

At any rate, Chappelle's now doing standup around the country, has a movie out called Block Party, and seems pretty happy with his decision. Comedy Central has decided to go ahead and air the footage they paid for without Chappelle in the "Lost Episodes."

What's hard to tell in all of this is if Chappelle just couldn't handle the fame, if Comedy Central became controlling after the huge success of the first two seasons, or if it was other influences - friends, agents, etc. that were the real problem.