I changed my chat to show "commands only", and it doesn't actually hide chat. What it does, is not allow me to chat. If I try to chat (anything that is not a command), I crash. This issue is immediately resolved when you switch the multiplayer chat settings back to "Shown".
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Sorry, while I did see MC-20163, I did not think the two bugs were one and the same.
Upon further research, I realize this is the case. Sorry for adding to the tedious pile of bugs that are all the same.
440+ Duplicate of MC-20163, please use the search function to see if your bug has already been submitted. Currently over 58% of tickets are being resolved as duplicate.