Chappelle was attacked on stage Tuesday night while performing a stand-up show for Netflix.
Comedian Dave Chappelle—who was attacked on stage during a Netflix stand-up show Tuesday night—said Wednesday he is “fully cooperating” with an active police investigation into the incident, in his first official statement since the altercation.... [+]from his representative Carla Sims, Chappelle called the incident “unfortunate and unsettling,” but he “refuses to allow last night’s incident to overshadow” his performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
A suspect, Isaiah Lee, was taken into custody for assault with a deadly weapon and is being held on $30,000 bail, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.During the Netflix Is A Joke Festival, an audience member jumped on stage and tackled Chappelle, 48, while he was walking off, according to a
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