The American comedian, Dave Chappelle, was assaulted on stage, in the middle of a performance, in Los Angeles by an individual who was quickly subdued by the security service…
Comedian who revealed himself in particular through stand-up in the 90s, we owe him the famous documentary Dave Chappelle’s Block Party devoted to black-American music (with the Fugees, Mos Def, Erykha Badu, Bilal, Kanye West, Freeway, etc.), which he had entrusted to Michel Gondry in 2005, he also revealed himself as an actor , screenwriter and producer. Dave Chappelle gained popularity in the early 2000s with his TV show, The Chappelle’s Showbroadcast on Comedy Central, which mixed sketches and performances by hip-hop artists… Despite his success and his awards, he has remained committed and does not hesitate to evoke current affairs in his shows, as in 2019 and 2020, when he received numerous criticisms for sketches on Michael Jackson, R. Kelly (for their involvement in cases of sexual assault) or the LGBT community, in its performance Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones, who will still receive a Grammy Award. Proof of his commitment, still in 2020, he will deliver a show entitled 8:46recorded on YouTube channel Netflix Is a Joke, in reaction and in reference to the violent death of George Floyd… Much watched, and still very respected, he was however attacked on stage this Tuesday, May 3…
Dave Chappelle just got attacked on stage
— Hoodville (@Hoodville_) May 4, 2022
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Because of a controversy?
At a stand-up show in Los Angeles on Tuesday night while attending the festival Netflix Is A Jokeheld at the Hollywood Bowl, Dave Chappelle was therefore attacked by an individual who threw himself on him around 10:45 p.m., before being subdued by security officials. If the police did not speak about this incident, for some, it could be a reaction linked to the accusations of transphobia which he has been the subject of since his show Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones (and where he had made fun of transgender people) and which he had explained in the next show, The Closerand in which the stand-up star responded to critics accusing his detractors of being “too sensitive”. The 48-year-old comedian also added: “In our country you can shoot and kill”implied “a black man”specifying “but don’t you dare offend a gay person”. In the midst of a controversy, accused of targeting minorities (while he himself comes from a minority) the Netflix platform which broadcast the show, was also caught up in the turmoil, and had defended the comedian. According to videos posted on Twitter, the attacker, injured in the arm (by the security service) was evacuated on a stretcher by the emergency services.
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
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Supporting artists…
Following the incident, Dave Chappelle resumed his show without appearing traumatized, even making a dash of humor, in reference to the controversy of which he has been the target for several months: “He was a transgender man” ! He also received the support of Jamie Foxx, present in the room, and who tried to help him at the time of the facts: “When you’re in trouble, Jamie Foxx will show up wearing a sheriff’s hat”, he joked. And when he invited the actor to join him on stage, the latter declared: “I thought it was part of the show… You are a legend, and we will never let such a thing happen!”.
Here is a video of the aftermath. #DaveChappelle handled this like a champ! #HollywoodBowl pic.twitter.com/0xaBpWsbrT
— E5QUIRE (@e5quire) May 4, 2022
According to Page Six, Chris Rock, also present in the audience, went on stage to hug Dave Chappelle, to play a little joke on him, in reference to another incident of which he himself was a victim. He was asking Dave : “Will, is that you?”. about the slap in the face given to him by Will Smith after a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hairstyle at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27.
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