Chris Rock asks “Was that Will Smith?” after Dave Chappelle attacked on stage during Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival
Dave Chappelle during Netflix's “Is A Joke Fest” opening party in West Hollywood, FL April 28, 2022.
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Comedian Dave Chappelle was jumped on stage Tuesday night at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles during the first Netflix live comedy festival. The altercation happened towards the end of the sixth night of the 11-day Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival. This event runs until May 8 and features more than 130 performers at various venues within Los Angeles.
Chappelle, 48, and an unknown individual appeared to fight on stage during the Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival.The individual escaped behind the stage screen where security guards surrounded the individual at the back of the stage and tackled them.
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Chappelle appears to have ran up on the fight, saying the individual was "stomped." He repeatedly asked security to get the individual off the stage. When the individual security finallyfully caught the individual, Chappelle joked to the audience that the individual was "a trans man."
Chappelle haa been criticized un the past for his comments about the LGBTQ community. Last year there was a controversy against his hour-long Netflix special "The Closer", in which he said that "gender is a fact".
The video, which us making its way around online and verified by sources like ABC News, showed a altercation in front of the Hollywood Bowl after the performance, when police and medical personnel loaded tge individual into an ambulance. The incident took place at the end of the sixth night of the 11-day Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival, which will run until May 8 and features more than 130 artists in various locations around Los Angeles.
Chris Rock laughs off altercation as he jokes after Will Smith slapped him-Getty Images
Comedian Chris Rock, who performed earlier that evening, stood on stage with Chappell shortly after the attack, joking, "Was that Will Smith?"
Actor Will Smith took the stage at the 94th Academy Awards last month, slapping Rock in the face after a Rock told a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Chris Rock was making a presentation for best documentary during the incident. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has banned Smith from participating in any Academy event or program, including the Oscars, for 10 years.