Dave Chappelle 'refuses' to let onstage attack 'overshadow the magic' of his stand-up show, his rep says
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- Dave Chappelle "refuses" to let an onstage attack "overshadow" his set at the "Netflix is a Joke Festival."
- "As unfortunate and unsettling as the incident was, Chappelle went on with the show," a rep for Chappelle said.
- Police told Insider a suspect in the incident was arrested and booked on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
Dave Chappelle "refuses" to let an incident involving a stage crasher overshadow his stand-up show at the "Netflix is a Joke" comedy festival, his representative said in a statement.
"Dave Chappelle celebrated four nights of comedy and music, setting record-breaking sales for a comedian at the Hollywood Bowl," his rep, Carla Sims, said in a statement shared with Insider. "This run ties Chappelle with Monty Python for the most headlined shows by any comedian at the Hollywood Bowl, reaching 70k fans of diverse backgrounds during the first Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival, and he refuses to allow last night's incident to overshadow the magic of this historic moment."
Sims continued: "As unfortunate and unsettling as the incident was, Chappelle went on with the show."
She said that Jamie Foxx and Chris Rock helped to "calm the crowd" with humor before Chappelle returned on stage to introduce the last musical guests for the evening, hip-hop artists Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli, who make up the duo Black Star.
A man was recorded on video rushing onto the stage at the "Netflix Is a Joke" festival at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night and ramming into Chappelle during his set.
The LAPD said the suspect, who police identified as 23-year-old Isaiah Lee, was arrested and booked on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. The department said the suspect was carrying a knife attached to a fake gun.
The suspect was taken to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries and was released from police custody, the department said.
Sims said Chappelle is "fully cooperating with the active police investigation into this incident."