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Deadline broke the news late last night that Dave Chappelle was attacked by a man while onstage at the Hollywood Bowl. Today, the comedian and Netflix, which produced the festival of which the show was a part, both issued press statements on the matter.

Top Gear presenter Paddy McGuinness, 48, has claimed that the assault on Dave Chapelle, 48, reported earlier today was a “direct result” of Will Smith, 53, slapping Chris Rock, 57, on stage at the Oscars just over one month ago.The A Question of Sport host shared his thoughts after it was reported that Dave was tackled on stage during a comedy gig yesterday. Paddy didn’t hold back as he shared his thoughts on the incident with his 572,300 Twitter followers. This afternoon he wrote: “The wrong un who attacked Dave Chappelle on stage is, for me, a direct result of Will Smith assaulting Chris Rock at the Oscars.  “Only thing I’m surprised about is it’s taken a div that long to copy it?” (sic)On March 28 Will made headlines when he walked across the stage at the Academy Awards ceremony to slap Chris, who was presenting one of the awards. The Independence Day actor slapped the comedian across the face after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, 50. Will has since apologised to Chris and the Academy for his actions. Yesterday, clips on social media showed fellow comedian Dave also being assaulted on stage.He was performing a set at the Netflix Is A Joke Festival, located at the Hollywood Bowl, when the incident occured.  While Dave was unharmed, the suspect has since been taken to a local hospital for medical treatment. Chris was also there performing at the show and, according to reports, came on stage after Dave was attacked, jokingly comparing the attacker to Will.   Paddy’s followers took to the comments section to voice their opinions on his theory that Dave’s assault was a copycat incident.“Agreed Paddy and ‘Div’ a word from my youth that simply isn’t used enough today in British vernacular!!” wrote Steve

Dave Chappelle is opening up via representative for the first time since the assault at Hollywood Bowl.

Zack Sharf Netflix has issued a statement after Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage while performing a comedy set during the streaming giant’s Netflix Is a Joke festival in Los Angeles. The performance was taking place at the Hollywood Bowl.

Comedian Chris Rock has cracked a joke about Will Smith after fellow comic Dave Chappelle was attacked by an audience member on stage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Chris, 57, was slapped by Will Smith on stage at the Oscars in March. He has remained tight-lipped on his reaction to the incident until now.

Will Smith is still reeling from the backlash over his headline-making Oscars moment during which he slapped Chris Rock in the face, and now he's been dealt another difficult hand.  The Men in Black actor has had a number of his projects paused following the shocking incident and the comedy This Joka, is the latest to hit the skids.  MORE: Chris Rock speaks about 'bruises' after Will Smith attack The Roku show was executive produced by Will and unfortunately it has not been renewed for another season.

A Dave Chappelle gig in Hollywood last night was briefly interrupted when a person took to the stage and tackled the comedian to the ground. The incident, which was caught on camera by audience members at the Netflix is a Joke show at the Hollywood Bowl, ended when members of Chappelle's security chased and caught the man.

Chris Rock just delivered the ultimate punchline. On Wednesday night at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl arena, Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage as he performed as part of the Netflix Is A Joke Festival. Los Angeles police confirmed to ET that a suspect jumped on  stage, attacked an unnamed famous comedian and allegedly pointed a handgun replica at him. Citing Los Angeles police, NBC Los Angeles reported that the attacker -- a member of the audience — was taken to the hospital with «superficial injuries» while Chappelle and officers were not injured.

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.

another man’s joke — that slaps.Chris Rock turned the shocking Dave Chappelle on-stage attack into a dunk on Will Smith’s Oscars 2022 fiasco, joking that the unknown male assailant was the slap-happy actor.“Was that Will Smith?” 57-year-old Rock quipped on stage, while checking to see if his pal Chappelle, 48, was unharmed. The comedians were smiling and laughing while embracing after the frightening incident.Video of Rock’s one-liner made its way to TikTok, which was viewed nearly 40,000 times overnight.Several attendees also tweeted about the incident to corroborate.“Dave Chappelle got tackled to the ground on stage! Then a Chris Rock came out and said, ‘was it Will Smith!’ The wildest s–t, I have ever seen,” one wrote.that guy just speared Dave Chappelle on stage…WTF ❗️#davechappelle #chrisrock #netflixisajoke #davechapelleshow #hollywoodbowl #comedy #willsmithslap“Seeing Dave Chappelle get attacked by somebody from the audience then seeing the dude get jumped by Dave Chappelle and his crew gotta be the wildest live show i’ve ever seen.

supports HTML5 videoChris Rock is now at the stage where he can make jokes about Will Smith slapping him, as he made a gag about the incident following Dave Chappelle’s attack last night. Chappelle, 48, was tackled to the ground by a man who ran on-stage at the Netflix Is A Joke festival in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. The comedian was unharmed during the shocking incident and continued on with the show, which saw him invite his famous friends on-stage to perform stand-up sets. Rock was among the stars on the line-up and was filmed on video hugging Chappelle after the attack, while joking: ‘Was that Will Smith?’ Of course, it was in reference to the equally shocking moment Smith, 53, stormed the Oscars stage in March and slapped Rock across the face for joking about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage Tuesday night.

Comedian Dave Chappelle has been subject to an attack whilst on stage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Video footage shared to Twitter shows an audience member run on stage and attempt to tackle the comedian to the ground as he is performing a set. A man who was reportedly armed with a gun and a knife was taken into custody.

Clayton Davis Roughly a month after a chaotic Academy Awards ceremony ended, the full speeches from this year’s telecast were finally made available on the Oscars YouTube page over the past few days. But until about 2 p.m.

Amy Schumer shed a little more light on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, and the comedian offered the insight while rocking a boss look alongside tennis legend Venus Williams.The pair donned coordinating looks Monday at the Met Gala, alongside Mexican-Chilean climate activist Xiye Bastida and fashion designer Gabriela Hearst. Schumer and Williams spoke with ET's Rachel Smith about the slap 'heard round the world and, of course, their gala attire.Schumer, one of three co-hosts at this year's Oscars where Smith physically confronted Rock following a joke directed at Jada Pinkett Smith, has previously recalled where she was on the night the episode unfolded and how it affected her.

Poking fun? During the first White House Correspondents’ Dinner in nearly three years amid the coronavirus pandemic, host Trevor Noah noted how comedy has changed in light of Will Smith and Chris Rock’s Oscars drama.

Pete Davidson hit the stage for his first stand-up set in three years this week, where he addressed some of the things happening in his personal life.

Pete Davidson isn’t avoiding his hot-button issues. In his first stand-up comedy set in three years, the Saturday Night Live star made a few Kanye West observations during his stint Thursday at the Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival at the Hollywood Bowl.

Pete Davidson made his return to the stage for the first time in three years on Thursday when he appeared atNetflix Is A Joke: The Festival at the Hollywood Bowl.The 28-year-old Saturday Night Live star unveiled new material referencing his hectic personal life and relationship with Kim Kardashian, 41, including his feud with Kanye West, 44, according to ET.The comedian also compared West's social media attacks to the slap Chris Rock received from Will Smith at the Academy Awards in March. Back at it: Pete Davidson, 28, made his return to the stage for the first time in three years on Thursday when he appeared at Netflix Is A Joke festival at the Hollywood Bowl; seen in 2017 in San Francisco, Calif.During the first night of the comedy festival, which had sold out the Hollywood Bowl, Pete opened with material about how West had told him that he had AIDS.He joked that he was convinced by Kanye because the rapper 'is a genius.' The comedian also noted how surreal it was to be humiliated by the hitmaker when he did have way to stop the online abuse.Kanye's social media tirades about him seemed to have traumatized Pete.

Andrew Garfield admitted on Thursday that he was texting with friends while at the Oscars after that infamous onstage slap.The 38-year-old actor during an appearance on The View was asked by co-host Sunny Hostin, 53, about a photo that showed him texting 'when things were going on at the Oscars'.'What perhaps were you texting about?,' Sunny asked him. Oscars texting:Andrew Garfield admitted on Thursday on The View that he was texting with friends while at the Oscars after that infamous onstage slap'That's none of your business,' Andrew replied drawing laughs.'Was that before or after the slap?,' asked co-host Joy Behar, 79, referencing the shocking moment when Will Smith, 53, slapped Chris Rock, 57, after the comedian cracked a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, 50, and her alopecia condition.

It has been a month since the 2022 Academy Awards but the celebs are still weighing in on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock.