Dave Chappelle reveals the man who attacked him on stage told him his motives afterwards
msn.comLos Angeles last night (5 May), Dave Chappelle shared more details about his experience of being attacked on stage earlier this week.
Chappelle, 48, was performing at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night (3 May) as part of the Netflix is a Joke festival when a man rushed on to the stage and attacked him, carrying a replica handgun fitted with an ejecting knife blade.
Immediately after the altercation, the attacker – since identified as 23-year-old Isaiah Lee – was detained by security and removed from the scene.
Watch footage of the attack here. Chappelle yesterday revealed, at a stand-up set at the Comedy Store, that he convinced the Los Angeles police to allow him to enter the room where Lee was being held. “I needed to talk to him,” Chappelle said.
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