Man Accused Of Attacking Dave Chappelle On Stage Says Comedian's 'Triggering' Jokes Pushed Him Over The Edge

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The man who allegedly attacked Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl earlier this month is speaking out. Isaiah Lee, the 23-year-old who was arrested and accused of tackling Chappelle while the comedian was performing on May 3 in Los Angeles at the Netflix Is A Joke show, is speaking to the media in a new jailhouse interview published on Sunday by the New York Post. Related: John Mulaney Slammed By Fans For Hosting Dave Chappelle At Ohio Stand-Up Show According to the outlet, Lee says he is a member of the LGBT community and has experienced homelessness in his life — and so, he found some of Chappelle’s content about the transgender community as well as the unhoused community to be personally “triggering” for him.

During the interview, the outlet reported that Lee claimed the Chappelle’s Show alum ought to be “more sensitive” when he writes jokes, especially for those he makes against marginalized communities.

Reportedly speaking to the news org from the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles while “dressed in brown jail garb and sporting a sling on his broken right arm,” Lee said at one point: The outlet notes that Lee apparently expected to have “a good time” at Dave’s May 3 show on the tour that came through Los Angeles.

However, he apparently grew frustrated after Chappelle joked about some of his prior controversies related to the LGBT community. Related: Video Captures Moment Coyote Viciously Attacks Toddler At Orange County Beach Then, the alleged attacker claimed, Chappelle’s other comments about homelessness — which the Post reports Lee has previously experienced himself — were also aggravating.