Man Who Attacked Dave Chappelle Gets Nasty Christmas Surprise After Getting ‘Triggered’ by Joke
The man who attacked comedian Dave Chappelle on stage in May has been sentenced to prison. Isaiah Lee, 24, slammed into Chappelle during a Hollywood Bowl show on May 3, according to the New York Post . Lee pleaded no…
The man who attacked comedian Dave Chappelle on stage in May has been sentenced to prison.
Isaiah Lee, 24, slammed into Chappelle during a Hollywood Bowl show on May 3, according to the New York Post.
Lee pleaded no contest to the charges against him — a plea allowed in California that does not require an admission of guilt — and will spend 270 days behind bars.
Although Lee was carrying a knife and a fake gun Lee, he was not charged with a felony because neither were produced during the attack. Instead, Lee was charged with assault and entering a restricted area.
During an interview with the New York Post, Lee said he was inspired by the Oscar night incident in which actor Will Smith strode onstage and slapped comedian Chris Rock after a comment Rock made about Jada Pinkett Smith, who is Smith’s wife.
Lee said he was a bisexual sexual abuse survivor who was “triggered” by Chappelle’s LGBT material.
“I wanted him to know that next time, he should consider first running his material by people it could affect,” Lee said.
“I wanted Dave Chappelle and people to know that these are things you need to be more sensitive about and not joke about,” he said.