Dave Chapelle attacked onstage while performing at LA festival

Dave Chappelle was tackled during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

Dave Chappelle seems through the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame induction ceremony on Oct. 30, 2021, in Cleveland. Chappelle was tackled throughout a efficiency on the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday, Might 3, 2022. Safety guards chased and overpowered the attacker, and Chappelle was capable of proceed his efficiency whereas the person was taken away in an ambulance.

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Comic Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage by an armed man when he was performing on the Netflix Is A Joke: The Competition in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Driving the information: In line with CBS Information, movies on social media from the incident reveal a person working onto the stage, continuing to sort out Chapelle.

Hollywood Bowl safety officers acquired a maintain of the person and took him into custody, the Los Angeles Police Division stated.

Particulars: The suspect, recognized as Isaiah Lee, 23, had a reproduction handgun that contained a knife blade, per NBC Information.

He was arrested on felony assault with a lethal weapon fees and his bail is about at $30,000.

Chapelle was attacked as he was about to exit the stage whereas performing the “Dave Chappelle and Buddies” present, part of the Netflix Is A Joke: The Competition. He didn't maintain any accidents.

What they’re saying: The comic’s consultant Carla Sims stated that “as unlucky and unsettling because the incident was,” Chappelle selected to maneuver on, with Jamie Foxx and Chris Rock prepared to assist calm the group down earlier than the final featured, hip hop artists Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli, aka Black Star, carried out their new album, the primary in near 24 years, based on The Hollywood Reporter.

“We care deeply in regards to the security of creators and we strongly defend the suitable of stand-up comedians to carry out onstage with out concern of violence,” a Netflix spokesperson advised USA Right now.

The larger image: This isn’t the primary time a performer has been attacked on stage. Lately, actor Will Smith acquired on stage and slapped Rock over a joke. Smith has confronted the repercussions of his actions since then — the Movie Academy banned him for 10 years, for one.

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