Comedian Dave Chappelle was rushed and tackled by an individual while onstage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday night during Netflix’s first-ever live comedy festival.
Chappelle, 48, and the individual appeared to tussle on the stage floor during the Netflix Is A Joke Fest, before the individual ran away behind a screen on stage. Security personnel then surrounded and tackled the person in the rear corner of the stage.
The suspect, identified as 23-year-old Isaiah Lee, was arrested and booked at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood station early Wednesday. He was being held on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, and his bail was set at $30,000, according to police.
Police sources told ABC News that the suspect had a gun-shaped knife in his possession when he was taken into custody.
“The performances by Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl were epic and record-breaking and he refuses to allow last night’s incident to overshadow the magic of this historic moment,” Carla Sims, Chappelle’s representative, said in a statement.
Video circulating online and verified by ABC News showed the chaotic scene outside the Hollywood Bowl after the show, as police and medics loaded a person into an ambulance who was restrained and appeared to be the suspect.
