Celebrities React to Dave Chappelle Being Attacked by Netflix Festival Audience Member: Chris Rock, Howie Mandel and More
05.05.2022 - 20:43
/ usmagazine.com
Standing behind him. After Dave Chappelle was attacked by an audience member while performing on stage at the Hollywood Bowl, many of his fellow comedians have shared their thoughts about what the incident means for performers moving forward.
“Watching what happened to Dave last night confirmed my fear [of being assaulted],” Howie Mandel said during an interview with Extra on Wednesday, May 4. “I was watching it kind of live on Twitter and I turned to my wife and I said, ‘I don’t want to [perform]. I don’t want to go on stage. I’m just really afraid.'”
The former America’s Got Talent judge also compared the attack to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards in March, explaining that he feels the lack of consequences “opens a door” for other audience members to storm stages in the future. “This is one step that kind of opens a door and [tells people that] if they don’t like what you’re saying or they’re offended by what you’re saying … It’s kind of OK because it’s been done, to be violent, and that’s what my fear was.”
Chappelle was in the midst of his set at the Netflix Is a Joke festival on Tuesday, May 3, when 23-year-old Isaiah Lee ran onto the stage from the crowd. According to video footage shared by attendees, the comedian was knocked to the ground while security members attempted to intervene. When Lee tried to flee moments later, he was detained by the Chappelle’s Show alum’s team and security guards.
According to NBC News Los Angeles, the LAPD confirmed that Lee was armed with a replica gun that had the ability to eject a knife blade when he stormed onstage. Neither Chappelle nor any responding officers were injured, but the attacker was later taken to a nearby hospital to treat “superficial
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