Accused Dave Chappelle attacker reveals why he tackled comedian
“I identify as bisexual … and I wanted him to know what he said was triggering,” Lee said Saturday at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, dressed in brown jail garb and sporting a sling on his broken right arm.
“I’m also a single dad and my son is five,” said Lee, 23, who at one point was homeless himself. “It’s a struggle and I wanted Dave Chappelle to know it’s not a joke.” Lee — seen in a Youtube photo for his song “Dave Chappell” — maintains he didn’t plan to harm the famous comedian.The wannabe rapper, who goes by “NoName_Trapper” and once put out a song about the Emmy-winning comic, said he always carries the weapon for protection because he is also a “minor celebrity.”, including battery and possessing a deadly weapon with intent to assault.
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