Man Who Allegedly Attacked Dave Chappelle On Stage Reveals His Motive

The man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle earlier this month during a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl claims that he was “triggered” by Chappelle’s jokes.

Isaiah Lee, 23, of Los Angeles, was charged after the May 3 incident with assault with a deadly weapon.

Lee told the New York Post during a jailhouse interview that the comedian needs to be more “sensitive” about making fun of people.

“I identify as bisexual … and I wanted him to know what he said was triggering,” Lee said. “I wanted him to know that next time, he should consider first running his material by people it could affect.”

Lee said that he was triggered during the event as Chappelle made light of previous times that he has made fun of the LGBT community.

“It’s a struggle and I wanted Dave Chappelle to know it’s not a joke,” Lee said.

After video showed Lee allegedly attacking Chappelle on stage, Chappelle said, “I am going to kill that n*****.”

“It was a trans man,” Chappelle continued as the audience burst out into laughter.

Someone rushed the stage and attacked Dave Chappelle during his Hollywood Bowl performance … and the surreal moment was caught on video. https://t.co/kFf1BvJDvt pic.twitter.com/tQzrt6tMLj

— TMZ (@TMZ) May 4, 2022

Chappelle was doing a stand-up routine for the Netflix Is a Joke festival when the attack happened.

Netflix responded to the incident by saying in a statement, “We care deeply about the safety of creators and we strongly defend the right of stand-up comedians to perform on stage without fear of violence.”

Lee was charged with attempted murder last week stemming from a separate incident late last year in which he is accused of stabbing his roommate.

“The publicity generated by the attack on Mr. Chappelle helped police solve this crime,” said District Attorney George Gascón. “The incident that occurred at the Hollywood Bowl was

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