Dave Chappelle

The incident comes months after Chappelle faced controversy over his 2021 Netflix special The Closer, in which he makes jokes about transgender women.

Chappelle appeared unharmed. NPR's Emma Bowman was at the Hollywood Bowl event, and confirmed security staff chased the attacker until they detained him off stage. Dave Chappelle was physically attacked in the middle of his performance in LA

US comedian Dave Chappelle has been attacked during an event at the Hollywood Bowl theatre in Los Angeles.

He was making some jokes about the situation." He was obviously in shock. She said: "It looked like someone was dashing across the stage from the side. "He fell backwards on to his back, with his arms and legs up in the air. But it looked like someone dashed from the side of the stage, lunged at Dave, and all I saw was Dave basically flying in the air. Just happy everyone's ok."

The Chappelle Show star was recording a Netflix special at the Hollywood Bowl when a man charged the comic, who narrowly escaped being being tackled to the ...

In a series of tweets, Ms Sacks said the man who tackled Chappelle was ‘punched and kicked’ by security guards after the incident. BuzzFeed reporter Brianna Sacks said: “A man charged and tackled” Chappelle as the show was coming to a close. The Chappelle Show star was recording a Netflix special at the Hollywood Bowl when a man charged the comic, who narrowly escaped being being tackled to the ground, Sky News reported.

The 48-year-old was performing at the Los Angeles venue on Tuesday night as part of the Netflix Is A Joke festival when a man rushed on to the stage. The ...

He was making some jokes about the situation.” He was obviously in shock. Sharing a selfie taken with Chappelle, he tweeted: “The Hollywood Bowl show with the legendary Dave Chappelle was crazy. We were all in shock. “He fell backwards on to his back, with his arms and legs up in the air. An attacker “lunged at” Dave Chappelle and sent the comedian “flying in the air” during an event at the Hollywood Bowl, according to a witness.

Stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle on Tuesday was attacked by an audience member during a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

Chappelle said in his Netflix special that LGBT people were "too sensitive" and that "gender is a fact." Chappelle recently struck a new deal with Netflix to produce more comedy specials after recent controversies. Rock appeared alongside Chappelle shortly after the incident, according to footage circulating on social media. Security officers intervened at that time to detain the suspect. Security officers intervened at that time to detain the suspect. He has been taken to a hospital for injuries and to be evaluated.

Footage showed someone running on stage and tackling Chappelle during his performance at the Netflix Is a Joke festival at Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night. The ...

Carr, who was at the centre of his own controversy earlier this year for a routine about the Holocaust, posted a selfie taken with Chappelle, adding that he was “just happy everyone’s OK”. Netflix employees reacted with anger to his comments and organised a walkout over the streaming giant’s decision to air the special. Footage showed someone running on stage and tackling Chappelle during his performance at the Netflix Is a Joke festival at Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night. According to Brianna Sacks, a journalist for BuzzFeed News who tweeted about the incident, several security guards punched and kicked the attacker. It is unclear if the man tried to use the weapon. The slap prompted some comedians to question whether it remained safe to perform publicly.

The Los Angeles Police Department said Isaiah Lee had been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and taken into custody. Chappelle, 48, was ...

He was making some jokes about the situation." He was taken into custody and was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon." Just happy everyone’s ok." He was obviously in shock. We were all in shock. "He fell backwards on to his back, with his arms and legs up in the air.

An audience member who had a knife is in custody after he tackled a "famous comedian" Tuesday night at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles police said, ...

According to Crane, the suspect was wearing a backpack. I was like 'what the f*** is happening? The suspect, 23, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and taken to a hospital for medical treatment, Lomeli said.

A man has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon after US comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage during a stand-up show.

"He fell backwards on to his back, with his arms and legs up in the air. He was obviously in shock. We were all in shock..." Chappelle last year hit out at cancel culture after the backlash to his Netflix show, in which he said "gender is a fact" and declared himself part of "team TERF". In a social media clip just after the incident, Chappelle joked about the attacker: "It was a trans man." Another journalist said the man had "lunged" at Chappelle and sent him "flying in the air".

Los Angeles police have arrested the man who attacked comedian Dave Chappelle onstage during the "Netflix is a Joke" Festival. 23-year-old Isaiah Lee was ...

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The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said 23-year-old Isaiah Lee has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and taken into custody ...

He was taken into custody and was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.” Sharing a selfie taken with Chappelle, he tweeted: “The Hollywood Bowl show with the legendary Dave Chappelle was crazy. Dave Chappelle is refusing to allow an attack on him during an event at the Hollywood Bowl to overshadow “the magic of the historic moment” after setting record-breaking sales for a comedian at the venue, a spokesperson said.

The veteran comic was tackled onstage Tuesday during a Netflix Is A Joke show that seemed at odds with itself, pivoting wildly between Supreme Court ...

Instead of the actual Chappelle coming to the stage, video footage of Chappelle accepting the Just For Laughs Festival’s comedy person of the year award played for a confused and slightly agitated crowd. After Stewart, the stage went dark and Chris Rock walked out on stage to a standing ovation, wearing all white. Stewart did, however, get a big laugh when he used the word “faggot” in a joke about other rights that the Supreme Court might take away. Stewart said that he “wrote a bunch of stuff in the hotel” before launching into an emotional tirade about the state of democracy in America. “It's over. “They're jokes,” he said repeatedly in between punchlines, to the roar of the crowd. Right after finishing his last set at the 2022 Netflix Is a Joke festival in Los Angeles, Dave Chappelle was attacked when an audience member rushed the stage and tackled the comedian.

23-year-old Isaiah Lee was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after the LAPD allege he jumped on stage at the Hollywood Bowl, pointed a replica handgun ...

The ex-boxer is said to have responded to him with a handshake and a hug. He was seen leaving the Hollywood Bowl on a stretcher, with apparent injuries, and being booed by Chappelle fans. He was treated medically and remains behind bars at the Hollywood jail with a $30,000 bail bond. Chappelle appeared unharmed, and reportedly joked that his attacker "Was a trans man." An eyewitness told NPR that just after the incident, she saw Chappelle and security guards chase the man backstage. Others noted that Chappelle had spoken about the recent Oscars incident in which Best Actor winner Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock over a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith's hair.