Comic Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage throughout a present on the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening.
Los Angeles police informed native station KABC that they responded to an incident on the venue at round 10:45 p.m. A person who was reportedly armed with a gun and a knife was taken into custody.
“Dave Chappelle was simply assaulted on stage at his Hollywood Bowl present. He was ending up his efficiency when a person ran on-stage and lunged at him knocking him to the ground,” tweeted journalist Sharon Carpenter. “Safety and his entourage then cornered the person as Dave joked about how him getting ‘stomped’ backstage.”
BuzzFeed Information reporter Brianna Sacks mentioned Los Angeles police and fireplace division personnel loaded the person into an ambulance exterior the venue:
In movies posted on social media, Chappelle could be heard joking that “It was a trans man.” In one other clip, he joked that he’d “stomped” the person backstage.
Chappelle was performing on the “Netflix is a Joke” comedy competition, which runs till Sunday and options massive names, together with Seth Rogen, Pete Davidson, Snoop Dogg and Invoice Burr.
Chappelle was the topic of controversy earlier this 12 months after he included transphobic materials in his Netflix particular, “The Nearer.” Regardless of huge backlash from LGBTQ teams and a few Netflix workers, the streaming service didn't pull this system. Chappelle additionally stood by his remarks.
A consultant for Chappelle didn't instantly return a request for remark about Tuesday evening’s assault.
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