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Dave Chappelle Was Tackled By An Armed Man While Performing At The Hollywood Bowl

<p>According to witnesses who attended his show and footage circulating on social media&comma; comedian <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;dave-chappelle-to-host-and-produce-four-new-comedy-specials-on-netlfix&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Dave Chappelle<&sol;strong><&sol;a> was assaulted on stage during his set at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Son of famous actress Sheryl Lee Ralph&comma; Etienne Maurice&comma; who witnessed the attack&comma; tweeted&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Seeing Dave Chappelle get attacked by somebody from the audience&comma; then seeing the dude get jumped by Dave Chappelle and his crew gotta be the wildest live show I’ve ever seen&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1521733232483389440" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Footage Shows Man Attacking Dave Chappelle On Stage<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Footage from several attendees also showed that Dave Chappelle was on stage at the outdoor venue when a man rushed at him and tackled him to the floor&period; Security then dragged the man away&period; Police concluded the man was armed with a replica gun &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;that can eject a knife blade&comma;” according to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;abc7&period;com&sol;dave-chappelle-attacked-tackled-hollywood-bowl&sol;11816401&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">ABC News Los Angeles&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CdIwSRDOs3v" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Dave Chappelle&&num;8217&semi;s Attacker Hospitalized<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>LAPD confirmed they had taken a man into custody&period; It wasn’t immediately clear if the man tried to use the weapons he was carrying&period; Police also said that the man did not injure Chappelle in the incident&period; Footage from a witness&comma; however&comma; shows that medics attended to the attacker after the incident&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1521745161042153473" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1521749146461368320" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Chappelle Continued Show After Stage Attack<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>In video footage immediately after the attack&comma; Chappelle recovered his composure and kept the jokes going&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It was a trans man&period;”<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>The comedian referenced the ongoing controversy surrounding his jokes in his Netflix specials that critics perceive as transphobic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Later&comma; in video of the curtain call&comma; Chappelle called out to thank actor-comedian Jamie Foxx&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Make some noise for Foxx&period; Whenever you’re in trouble&comma; Jamie Foxx will show up in a sheriff’s hat&comma;” said Chappelle&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Foxx joked in response&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;N——&comma; I thought that was part of the show&comma; I didn’t know what the f&ast;ck…”<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1521735736013164544" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Roomies&comma; are you shocked by this incident at all&quest;&quest;&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"89094" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;dave-chappelle-was-tackled-by-armed-man-while-performing-at-the-hollywood-bowl&sol;" data-secure&equals;"80b5632ba6"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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