Comedian talks about why man attacked him earlier this week.
This photo combination provided by the Los Angeles Police Department shows the fake handgun with the real knife blade inside that was taken from the man who attacked comedian Dave Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl, Tuesday, May 2, 2022. Security guards overpowered the attacker, Isaiah Lee, 23, who was detained and arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. Chappelle was able to continue his performance.
“At least you got smacked by someone of repute!” Chappelle joked to Rock. “I got smacked by a homeless guy with leaves in his hair.”A Chappelle representative called the attack “unsettling” earlier this week.and a man was later arrested. Lee was carrying a replica handgun with a large blade that folded out of it similar to a pocket knife.
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