tackled Dave Chappelle on stage while armed with a blade-firing fake gun was identified Wednesday as he was booked for felony assault with a deadly weapon.Isaiah Lee, 23, of Los Angeles, was charged with the shocking caught-on-camera attack of the 48-year-old comedian at Tuesday night’s show at the Hollywood Bowl, the LAPD said.He had been carrying a replica handgun that had a blade inside, LAPD spokesperson Lizeth Lomeli also confirmed.He was also hospitalized after security pounced on him, with video showing his arm twisted and apparently snapped.Footage also showed Chappelle joking about how he “stomped a n—a backstage” after the attack.Lee is accused of racing on stage at the “Netflix Is A Joke” festival just after Chappelle had brought up how he needed to beef up security over his controversial comments about the trans community, reporters at the show said.
He was comforted on stage by Chris Rock, who jokingly referred to his own onstage attack at the Oscars, asking, “Was that Will Smith?”.
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