Comedian, Dave Chappelle attacked on stage during stand-up show in America (video)
Attacker faces felony charges
American stand-up comedian, Dave Chappelle was attacked while performing a Netflix comedy show in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, May 3.
Video from the Netflix Is A Joke event shows a man charging onto the stage and tackling the comedian before being dragged off by security. Chappelle appeared to be uninjured and continued with his set, joking: ‘It was a trans man’.
The attacker was later seen getting treatment from paramedics for a badly injured arm before he was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. The arm was twisted out of shape. It was not clear if he sustained the injury when he launched at Chappelle or he was rough-handled backstage.
Jamie Foxx, who was watching the show at the Hollywood Bowl wearing a sheriff’s hat, rushed on stage to help detain the attacker.
Chris Rock, who later performed at the event came on stage and joked: ‘Was that Will Smith?’ in reference to his own incident when Will Smith slapped him on stage for a joke about his wife at the Oscars in March.
The man who attacked Chappelle was promptly arrested by US authorities.
The man, identified as 23-year-old Isaiah Lee, was booked and charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon after the LAPD allege he jumped on stage at the Hollywood Bowl, pointed a replica handgun with a knife blade attached, and tackled Chappelle. He is being held on $30,000 bail.
Dave Chappelle just got attacked on stage
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