{"id":1488729,"date":"2022-05-23T15:44:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T19:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1488729"},"modified":"2022-05-23T15:44:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T19:44:46","slug":"man-who-allegedly-attacked-dave-chappelle-on-stage-reveals-his-motive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-allegedly-attacked-dave-chappelle-on-stage-reveals-his-motive\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Who Allegedly Attacked Dave Chappelle On Stage Reveals His Motive"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-who-allegedly-attacked-dave-chappelle-on-stage-reveals-his-motive%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1488729&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle earlier this month during a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl claims that he was \u201ctriggered\u201d by Chappelle\u2019s jokes.<\/p>\n<p>Isaiah Lee, 23, of Los Angeles, was charged after the May 3 incident with assault with a deadly weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Lee told the New York Post during a jailhouse interview that the comedian needs to be more \u201csensitive\u201d about making fun of people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI identify as bisexual \u2026 and I wanted him to know what he said was triggering,\u201d Lee said.\u00a0\u201cI wanted him to know that next time, he should consider first running his material by people it could affect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a struggle and I wanted Dave Chappelle to know it\u2019s not a joke,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n<p>After video showed Lee allegedly attacking Chappelle on stage, Chappelle said,\u00a0\u201cI am going to kill that n*****.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a trans man,\u201d Chappelle continued as the audience burst out into laughter.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Someone rushed the stage and attacked Dave Chappelle during his Hollywood Bowl performance \u2026 and the surreal moment was caught on video. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kFf1BvJDvt\">https:\/\/t.co\/kFf1BvJDvt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tQzrt6tMLj\">pic.twitter.com\/tQzrt6tMLj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TMZ (@TMZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ\/status\/1521866646595391488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chappelle was doing a stand-up routine for the Netflix Is a Joke festival when the attack happened.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix responded to the incident by saying in a statement, \u201cWe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe publicity generated by the attack on Mr. Chappelle helped police solve this crime,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/da.lacounty.gov\/media\/news\/man-charged-attempted-murder-december-stabbing\">said<\/a> District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n. \u201cThe incident that occurred at the Hollywood Bowl was<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle earlier this month during a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl claims that he was \u201ctriggered\u201d by Chappelle\u2019s jokes. Isaiah Lee, 23, of Los Angeles, was charged after the May 3 incident with assault with a deadly weapon. 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