Controversial comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked near the conclusion of his act during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night. Security personnel took the assailant down and he was later carted away on a stretcher. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to the NBC affiliate in Los Angeles that the attacker had a weapon that could release a knife blade “when you discharge it correctly,” although it wasn’t clear if the unnamed person attempted to use the item. Chappelle appeared not to be seriously harmed.
Someone just tried to attack Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl pic.twitter.com/PZI3RMRdjD
— Piñata Farms (@pinatafarms) May 4, 2022
Chappelle was performing as part of the Netflix is a Joke Festival taking place at numerous Los Angeles-area venues, and the evening was billed as “Dave Chappelle and Friends.”
A reporter on the scene said that the attacker “got his...
Someone just tried to attack Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl pic.twitter.com/PZI3RMRdjD
— Piñata Farms (@pinatafarms) May 4, 2022
Chappelle was performing as part of the Netflix is a Joke Festival taking place at numerous Los Angeles-area venues, and the evening was billed as “Dave Chappelle and Friends.”
A reporter on the scene said that the attacker “got his...
- 5/4/2022
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
A scary incident took place during Dave Chappelle‘s show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday night as someone rushed the stage and tackled the Emmy-winning comedian. Chappelle’s show, which was part of the Netflix Is A Joke Festival, did not allow phones into the venue, so there isn’t a lot of footage of what happened. However, one brief video shared on Twitter shows a man charging at someone holding a microphone, presumed to be Chappelle. #davechappelle attacked at #hollywoodbowl #netflixisajoke pic.twitter.com/oP04S0de90 — abazar (@abazar) May 4, 2022 According to various accounts online, the attacker was apprehended by security and fellow comedian-actor Jamie Foxx, who was in attendance. In one posted clip, security members can be seen beating a person on the floor to the side of the stage. The idiot getting beaten down after attacking Dave Chappelle at Hollywood Bowl pic.twitter.
- 5/4/2022
- TV Insider
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