Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked last night on stage while performing at the Hollywood Bowl. Chappelle wasn’t injured but let’s just say his attacker looks like he’ll be nursing his injuries for quite some time.
First up, here’s s a summary of what went down with aerial footage of the man rushing the stage during Chappelle’s set:
Buzzfeed News’ Brianna Sacks was on hand and reported that the attacker “got his a** kicked by at least 10 people.”
Warning: Graphic footage ahead.
Just came out of the Hollywood Bowl where a man charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and got his ass kicked by at least 10 people.
LAPD and LAFD are now loading him into an ambulance pic.twitter.com/7SXPe9e8az
— Brianna Sacks (@bri_sacks) May 4, 2022
Are his arms supposed to go in that direction? We don’t think that’s how arms are supposed to look:
Don’t get it twisted! 😂🤦🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/kAdlJeamyK
— DJ P👀H (@DJPooh) May 4, 2022
Here’s the rundown of what happened:
“The show was just ending when the man hoppped onto stage and ran at Chappelle, form tackling him to the ground. The comedian had literally just said he now has more security because of all the uproar from his jokes about the Trans community.”
The show was just ending when the man hoppped onto stage and ran at Chapelle, form tackling him to the ground. The comedian had literally just said he now has more security because of all the uproar from his jokes about the Trans community
— Brianna Sacks (@bri_sacks) May 4, 2022
“Security et al rushed and started punching and kicking the s*it out of Chappelle attacker. He was just about to bring on Talib Kweli and Mos Def for the encode and we in the crowd were like what the fuck is going on. Chappelle kept on while the guy was getting beat in the back.”
Security et al rushed and started punching and kicking the shit out of Chapelle’s attacker. He was just about to bring on Talib Kweli and Mos Def for the encode and we in the crowd were like what the fuck is going on. Chapelle kept on while the guy was getting beat in the back
— Brianna Sacks (@bri_sacks) May 4, 2022
“Sheer chaos. Then Jamie Fox comes out in a cowboy hat, looking absolutely shocked, and Chappelle makes a joke about stomping the guy, who is still getting beat up. kweli and Mos Def do their set while LAPD cruisers start arriving behind the stage. F*cking wild”
Sheer chaos. Then Jamie Fox comes out in a cowboy hat, looking absolutely shocked, and Chapelle makes a joke about stomping the guy, who is still getting beat up. kweli and Mos Def do their set while LAPD cruisers start arriving behind the stage. Fucking wild
— Brianna Sacks (@bri_sacks) May 4, 2022
More video of the aftermath:
When we got out of the Bowl and got our phones out, LAPD and medics were cordoning off the area and then loaded Chapelle’s attacker, who looked to be strapped in a jacket in a chair, into an ambulance. Members of the crowd cussed him out pic.twitter.com/qioX8aH5Vq
— Brianna Sacks (@bri_sacks) May 4, 2022
What an insane time:
What is really surreal about this is that Chapelle talked about Chris Rock and the slap/new reality facing comedians/having more security with him and his wife being worried about him now. He did a whole bit about a crazy man coming to his house and chasing him down in his car
— Brianna Sacks (@bri_sacks) May 4, 2022
Now, here’s the joke Chappelle told “while the attacker was getting beat up”:
While the attacker was getting beat up, Chapelle made a joke about him probably being a Trans man
— Brianna Sacks (@bri_sacks) May 4, 2022
Watch for yourself:
Someone just ran on stage and attacked Dave Chappelle 😮 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles #netflixisajokefest #netflixisajoke pic.twitter.com/0WMUPQ7ks4
— DoZay (@DoZay1) May 4, 2022
Chris Rock then joked and asked if the attacker was Will Smith:
What was also wild was that Chris Rock performed at the #NetflixIsAJoke Chapelle show (he was fantastic) and joked about what happened to him. After Chapelle got attacked, he cam on stage and they joked that it was Will Smith
— Brianna Sacks (@bri_sacks) May 4, 2022
On a serious note, Newsweek reported (unconfirmed) that the attacker was armed with a knifed and gun:
Comedian Dave Chapelle was attacked during his performance at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles California on Tuesday. The alleged attacker, who is reported to have been carrying a knife and gun, was seen being taken away from the performance. pic.twitter.com/XDW7Gt8iNO
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) May 4, 2022
And here’s Chapelle addressing the crowd after the show with a hilarious nod to Jamie Fox coming out with a sheriff’s hat:
Dave Chapelle addresses crowd after attack on stage. https://t.co/HSQc2DWLKB
— Kerry Picket (@KerryPicket) May 4, 2022
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