Chris Rock Reacts to Dave Chappelle Being Attacked During Comedy Show
Chris Rock had a witty response after fellow comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked during his performance at the Hollywood Bowl. Chappelle recently came under fire for his Netflix comedy special The Closer, in which he made comments that many deemed transphobic. The controversial comments resulted in strong backlash from the trans community and trans activists and even led to a walkout at Netflix in October of last year.
During his performance as part of the Netflix Is A Joke comedy festival on Tuesday night, an audience member stormed the stage and tackled the comedian. The attacker then fled before being apprehended by security. Police later confirmed that the assailant was in possession of a weapon, describing it as a "fake gun with a real knife blade inside it." The attack on Chappelle prompted an outcry of support for the comedian on social media, including celebrities and comedians who had attended the event. Jimmy Carr, a British comedian, has since expressed gratitude that nobody was hurt.
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In a new video from CBS News posted to Twitter, Chris Rock can be seen taking the stage following the incident, jokingly asking "Was that Will Smith?" The short Twitter video briefly shows the assault on Chappelle before Rock, Carr, and Chappelle all take to the stage together, with Rock taking the microphone to share his joke, much to the amusement of the crowd. Rock, of course, was famously the victim of an attack himself, with Smith slapping him during the Oscars telecast last month. Check out the video below:
«Was that Will Smith?»: Moments after Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage during a performance in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Chris Rock
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