Dave Chappelle

Footage circulating on social media appeared to show a man charging into the comedian as he performed in Los Angeles.

A spokesperson for Mr. Chappelle did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. Farshad Dehbozorgi, 34, a lawyer who was at Mr. Chappell’s show on Tuesday, said that someone had jumped onstage and “pretty much tried to tackle” the comedian. The attack occurred just as his performance was ending. Mr. Chappelle appeared to handle the chaotic moment well, Mr. Dehbozorgi said, adding that the comedian returned to the stage and that the venue did not make any security announcements. There were no immediate indications that Mr. Chappelle had been seriously hurt. Footage circulating on social media appeared to show a man charging into the comedian as he performed in Los Angeles.

The incident comes months after Chappelle faced controversy over his 2021 Netflix special The Closer, in which he makes jokes about transgender women.

Chappelle appeared unharmed. NPR's Emma Bowman was at the Hollywood Bowl event, and confirmed security staff chased the attacker until they detained him off stage. Dave Chappelle was physically attacked in the middle of his performance in LA

Comedian Dave Chappelle was rushed and tackled by an individual while onstage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday night during the Netflix Is A ...

Security personnel then surrounded and tackled the person in the rear corner of the stage. Video circulating online and verified by ABC News showed the chaotic scene outside the Hollywood Bowl after the show, as police and medics loaded a person into an ambulance. Chappelle appeared to run toward the altercation, saying the individual was being "stomped." He asked repeatedly for security to remove the person from the stage.

Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage during his stand-up routine at the Netflix is Joke festival, according to witnesses.

From 2003 to 2006, he starred in his own titular sketch comedy program on Comedy Central. You’re a legend, and we’re not going to let nothing happen to you.” The man tried to tackle Chappelle, 48, who moved to the side. Security then surrounded the man who ran onto the stage. In footage shared online, Foxx appears to tell the crowd Chappelle is an “absolute genius”, adding: “We’ve got to make sure we protect him at all times… Dave Chappelle was performing at the Netflix is a Joke festival when someone from the crowd rushed him on stage.

Stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle on Tuesday was attacked by an audience member during a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

Chappelle said in his Netflix special that LGBT people were "too sensitive" and that "gender is a fact." Chappelle recently struck a new deal with Netflix to produce more comedy specials after recent controversies. Rock appeared alongside Chappelle shortly after the incident, according to footage circulating on social media. Security officers intervened at that time to detain the suspect. Security officers intervened at that time to detain the suspect. He has been taken to a hospital for injuries and to be evaluated.

U.S. comedian Dave Chappelle was tackled on stage during his show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, according to multiple U.S. media ...

Officials for the Los Angeles Police Department did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment. Chappelle's Netflix comedy special "The Closer" was criticized last year by some who saw it as ridiculing transgender people. Footage circulating on social media showed a man charging on to the stage and tackling Chappelle as he was performing.

Footage showed someone running on stage and tackling Chappelle during his performance at the Netflix Is a Joke festival at Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night. The ...

Carr, who was at the centre of his own controversy earlier this year for a routine about the Holocaust, posted a selfie taken with Chappelle, adding that he was “just happy everyone’s OK”. Netflix employees reacted with anger to his comments and organised a walkout over the streaming giant’s decision to air the special. Footage showed someone running on stage and tackling Chappelle during his performance at the Netflix Is a Joke festival at Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night. According to Brianna Sacks, a journalist for BuzzFeed News who tweeted about the incident, several security guards punched and kicked the attacker. It is unclear if the man tried to use the weapon. The slap prompted some comedians to question whether it remained safe to perform publicly.

While performing at the Hollywood Bowl, Dave Chappelle was tackled by a man who rushed onstage.

The jokes gave rise to calls for Netflix to stop streaming the show. Videos of the moment shared on social media appear to show the man with a visibly injured arm. Still, clips of the incident — which show Chappelle, microphone in hand, being tackled — quickly went viral.

Dave Chappelle was tackled on stage by a member of his audience who was immediately subdued by security staff at the event.

The 48-year-old and Netflix have been the target of intense criticism over the past year for Chappelle’s last stand-up special “The Closer” in which he is accused of making several transphobic jokes. You’re a legend, I enjoyed myself thoroughly, and we’re not going to let nothing happen to you.” Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage by a member of the audience while performing a stand-up special for Netflix at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, an incident that comes just months after the comedian’s previous Netflix special was embroiled in controversy and accused of being transphobic.

(Gray News) - Videos posted online appears to show comedian Dave Chappelle being attacked during his Tuesday night appearance at the Hollywood Bowl comedy festival. Witnesses said the man rushed the stage and tackled Chappelle, and then the men fought ...

Jamie Foxx was in the wings of the stage and Chappelle thanked him for responding to the attack. Chappelle was performing his standup routine at the amphitheater as part of the “Netflix Is a Joke” festival when the man rushed on stage and tackled him. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Dave Chappelle was tackled during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday night.

The famous stand-up comic was attacked during a show in Los Angeles but was not injured.

Videos of the incident appeared to show security guards kicking him afterwards. A representative for the Hollywood Bowl said in an email statement to the Reuters news agency that the incident was subject to “an active investigation” and that it was unable to comment further. Chappelle was not injured in the attack and returned to the stage.

A member of the audience rushes the Hollywood Bowl stage, crash-tackling comedian Dave Chappelle before being set upon by security and taken away in an ...

Coincidentally, Rock was on stage with Chappelle after he was tackled, taking the microphone and asking: "Was that Will Smith?" - Rock was at Chappelle's show and said jokingly after the tackle: "Was that WIll Smith?" - The incident comes a month after Will Smith walked on stage and slapped Chris Rock over a joke during the Oscars

Social media footage appears to show a man charging onstage and tackling the comedian during his set at the Netflix Is a Joke festival.

In a video on social media, the comedian quips that his attacker “was a trans man,” referencing backlash to jokes Chappelle made about trans people during his 2021 Netflix special, The Closer. Chris Rock, who performed a set earlier in the evening, reportedly joined Chappelle onstage and joked about the infamous Oscars slap as well. As police carted the man away, musicians Mos Def and Talib Kweli performed, according to the reporter. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to NBC News Los Angeles that they took the attacker into custody after his onstage disturbance.

Los Angeles police have arrested the man who attacked comedian Dave Chappelle onstage during the "Netflix is a Joke" Festival. 23-year-old Isaiah Lee was ...

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The veteran comic was tackled onstage Tuesday during a Netflix Is A Joke show that seemed at odds with itself, pivoting wildly between Supreme Court ...

Instead of the actual Chappelle coming to the stage, video footage of Chappelle accepting the Just For Laughs Festival’s comedy person of the year award played for a confused and slightly agitated crowd. After Stewart, the stage went dark and Chris Rock walked out on stage to a standing ovation, wearing all white. Stewart did, however, get a big laugh when he used the word “faggot” in a joke about other rights that the Supreme Court might take away. Stewart said that he “wrote a bunch of stuff in the hotel” before launching into an emotional tirade about the state of democracy in America. “It's over. “They're jokes,” he said repeatedly in between punchlines, to the roar of the crowd. Right after finishing his last set at the 2022 Netflix Is a Joke festival in Los Angeles, Dave Chappelle was attacked when an audience member rushed the stage and tackled the comedian.