Chappelle was sent 'flying' by a stage invader while performing at a Netflix comedy festival. Security staff tackled the assailant and they were later pictured being put in an ambulance with a badly twisted arm.
"He fell backwards on to his back, with his arms and legs up in the air. He was obviously in shock. We were all in shock..." said Sharon Carpenter.
Los Angeles Police Department told NBC that the male suspect had been armed with a replica gun that could eject a knife blade when discharged correctly.In a social media clip just after the incident, Chappelle joked about the attacker:"It was a trans man".backlash last year against his Netflix special.
Fellow stand-up comedian Chris Rock - who was slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars - also performed at the show. "After Chappelle got attacked, he came on stage and they joked that it was Will Smith," tweeted Brianna Sacks.Chappelle also spoke about needing more security after his recent controversy, as well as the Chris Rock incident, according to audience members."Just happy everyone's ok," he tweeted.
The incident happened at the last of Chappelle's four performances at the venue, part of the Netflix Is A Joke comedy festival taking place around LA.
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