A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday (May 4th) for attacking Dave Chappelle onstage at the Hollywood Bowl during Tuesday night’s Netflix Is A Joke Festival at the Hollywood Bowl.
The LAPD says that Isaiah Lee, who was carrying a plastic replica gun that contained a knife blade, was taken into custody for assault with a deadly weapon.
According to reports, the incident occurred just after the comedian told the crowd that he needed to ramp up security due to backlash from his remarks about the trans community last year. Lee was corralled by security and fellow comedian Jamie Foxx as Chappelle joked, “It’s a transman,” causing backlash online once again.