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The video that you just watched took place at
the Hollywood Bowl where an audience member
decided to tackle Dave Chappelle during his set.
Now this is during the Netflix is a joke tour.
In fact, I actually went to see the show at the Hollywood Bowl last week and
I got to be honest, every comedian that was there was infinitely funnier than
Chappelle's set was this show.
>> You saw this show?
>> I saw this show on a different night.
>> Okay >> Yeah, I actually recommend the show It
was hilarious, a lot of talented comedians there, Chappelle.
Well I think he's got the capability to be hilarious and
he's a talented comedian, his obsession with the trans stuff is just,
it's super off putting., like and boring.
>> He has been for most of my life, my favorite comedian and
I also don't get the obsession.
I just don't think he's as funny when he is obsessively talking about that for
an ever increasing percentage of each of his shows.
>> Yeah, look, I'm not interested in in like violating your speech rights bro.
Like I just want to be entertained like get off it, it's boring at this point.
But anyway, moving away from that because that's not what this discussion is about.
So someone in the audience actually ended up tackling him.
We don't have a lot of video footage of it because I can attest to this ,they lock
up your phones the second you walk in.
So I'm guessing some people were able to sneak their phones in without getting
them locked.
But nonetheless, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said that
officers responded to the incident at the Hollywood Bowl about 10:45 pm.
The man was carrying a replica gun and
taken to a nearby hospital to be evaluated for injuries.
Police identified Isaiah Lee 23 ,as the suspect.
Chappelle was not seriously harmed, they said Lee is in police custody.
He has been charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon because
the replica gun actually contained a knife blade according to the LAPD,
bail is set at $30,000.
Now this happened despite before the attack, the comedian spoke about
increased security around him in the wake of widespread backlash for
jokes he made about the transgender community.
Right now as we speak and the story might develop further after we aired tonight,
but for now as we speak, we don't know what the motive was.
We don't know if this was an attack because of the jokes that Chappelle
was saying, we don't know if this is a guy who's just off his rocker.
When I was there on a different night for the same show,
there was a point where they brought up audience members to roast them.
A different comedian, not Dave Chappelle and one of the audience members was
definitely under the influence of some stuff and later he was just
literally like running around the aisles at the Hollywood bowl and I was like that.
So this guy might have been on something, we don't know that's all I'm saying.
But don't just like we got to stop attacking people like
physically not a fan of that ,not good.
Yeah ,I don't like it either, no.
By the way to the prior thing about the added security because like you know who
doesn't attack people.
The trans community? >> No, I'm very scared of the trans
community.
>> They get attacked, that's the plague ,like again, but whatever, okay but
have the security regardless.
You're, you have it for the wrong reason but
have it because there are a lot of crazy people, I get that.
>> Can I just say sorry to interrupt you,
I have to say one thing as a woman who has political opinions in a country where
women still are not like really celebrated for having strong political opinions.
It is amazing to me how thin skinned powerful wealthy men are forgetting
backlash or criticism for whatever they say or their jokes.
People are allowed to criticize you.
That's not the same as I mean, like I get a comment at least one comment
a day talking about how I'm going to get raped.
And then like tossed in a ditch somewhere by people who disagree with my political
opinions.
Yeah, it sucks, I don't have the resources for any security, okay.
So I just have to live with it and if I ever bring it up or
complain about it like Taylor Lorenz did on MSNBC.
Then you have the right wing mocking you.
But for powerful wealthy comedians who like clutch their pearls and like pretend
like they're the victims the second they get a little bit of backlash over a joke.
It's like the same people who will come for Taylor Lorenz or come for me or
like yeah those scary, scary trans people., Right?
>> Yeah I don't understand.
It's this weird psychological hang up and you made out of security but
I do know that you generally go around with a miniature attack dear.
>> I have weapons.
>> So you have that ,there was a little guy is cute, but
anyway ,yeah ,just don't attack people.
I don't understand it, I also have a question for you
>> Sure
>> Since this guy had a knife that he
cleverly concealed inside of a gun.
I understand it's not he didn't do it, it comes that way.
Did they not like searched anything?
>> Yeah that's pretty >> you got a gun or
what looks like a gun into the Hollywood bowl.
>> I think that's actually the most important point to all of this, right?
Because they were overzealous with cell phones,
they were overzealous with smartwatches too.
Like one of the one of the security >> I guess security cameras I suppose
>> Yeah they're terrified of like the
content getting out like you got to make sure we protect the process, I get it too.
But I just think it's interesting that they're like overzealous with
the phones but when it comes to weapons,
how did they miss the gun replica that has a freaking knife in.
>> No they probably saw it they probably would be like hey
now this doesn't have a camera and it does it just a knife.
Okay here you go, no they need better security.
Like there was by the way like and again as I said on the TVR this morning
like at the very least these people do have security.
I mean I cannot believe that they let the guy literally tackle him.
The guy could have stabbed him easily as easily as tackling him which is obviously
unacceptable.
But then they converged in everything.
There's a lot of comedians and
performers who are not going to have that sort of security.
Francesca doesn't have a posse ready to tackle someone which he does a set.
And so like the venues need to take it more seriously.
>> They do, I totally agree with you on that.
Now while the security guards didn't prevent the tackle from happening.
Reports indicate that they then got together and
beat this guy up pretty severely.
Because there were other videos shared later like outside of the Hollywood bowl
as he was being placed into an ambulance truck.
So let's watch that video, we'll keep alright there we go.
So his arm is very, his arm is not in the right position, let's just put
it that way, it has been removed from the position that it should be in.
So he was beaten up pretty badly and they were booing him and hissing at him and
all of that.
>> Well I get that, don't attack somebody and people,
I'm sure in the audience are worried that this guy, apparently he's wielding a gun,
he could have tried to kill Dave Chappelle started killing people in the audience.
It's like a terror attack effectively,
it's a person who went in looking to do harm.
>> Yeah, exactly.
>> So I understand people stay at home >> like stay home, what are you doing?
Stay home >> like what, everyone or the guy
>> No the guy
>> Yeah right I prefer that.
>> So listen, I don't like some of the stuff Chappelle said,
I knew what I was signing up for when I went, we got invited by friends.
I'm really happy I went because there were a ton Erykah Badu performed.
She's amazing, so talented, so lovely in every way.
The comedians were amazing and yeah, Chappelle like was disappointing mostly
because you just can't get off of that one issue.
>> Yeah, really funny, he's, I think he's the most talented comedian in the world.
It's just that stuff just isn't funny.
I think it's objectively not as funny >> But my point is if you know
you're going to see a comedian there that you don't like and it sets you off again,
we don't know what the motives were.
But for the sake of conversation, let's assume that he was triggered by Chappelle.
Do yourself a favor, don't get triggered,
just don't go like violence is not the way to solve anything.
>> No. >> So that's that's where I stand on that
issue and honestly like it just,
it doesn't win the argument that you're trying to make at all.
It turns people off >> And
we don't know that the guys trying to make any argument whatsoever.
So again, we have no idea.
It's not as clear as like even if he was attacking like a politician,
then you can read a little bit more motive in.
It's hard to say when it's a famous person.
Sometimes people are just obsessed with famous people and try to attack them for
that reason.