Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Dave Chappelle attacked onstage (video)


Dave Chappelle attacked onstage during stand-up set at Hollywood Bowl | GMA
(ABC News, May 4, 2022) Will Smith, see what you've done?! Chris Rock was present, as were Jamie Foxx and Jon Stewart.

(TMZ) The controversial comedian was tackled by an armed man in the middle of a performance at the Hollywood Bowl, on his fourth night at the venue as part of the Netflix is a Joke Festival in Los Angeles. The man was severely injured with a broken arm or dislocated shoulder in the aftermath.
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(Hollywood Reporter) NBC News Los Angeles reported that Chappelle's attacker had gun-knife, that is, a gun that “can eject a knife blade.”

Police say Chappelle was not injured, just knocked on his arse. His attacker, Isiah Lee, is currently being held on $30,000 bail.

Video shows Chappelle after being tackled recovering his composure, joking, “It was a trans man,” a joke referring to the ongoing controversy surrounding the comedian’s jokes in his Netflix specials construed as transphobic.

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BuzzFeed News reporter Brianna Sacks, who was at the show, tweeted that the attack took place toward the end of Chappelle’s set, after which the man “got his ass kicked” by security.

She added that, before the attack, Chappelle had talked about needing more security amid the controversy over his trans jokes. Sacks also posted video that showed the alleged attacker being placed in an ambulance.

Also in attendance was Stephanie Wash, a journalist for ABC. She tweeted that Chris Rock, who performed earlier in the evening, then came onstage and joked: “Was that Will Smith?” More
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