Dave Chappelle Releases Statement , About ‘Unsettling’ Onstage Attack.br Dave Chappelle Releases Statement , About ‘Unsettling’ Onstage Attack.br CNN reports a representative for br Dave Chappelle has released a statement...br ...regarding the audience member who attacked the comic while he performed br on the evening of May 3, 2022.br He was performing at br “Netflix is a Joke: The Festival.”.br He was performing at br “Netflix is a Joke: The Festival.”.br As unfortunate and unsettling as the incident was, Chappelle went br on with the show. , Carla Sims, representative for Dave Chappelle, via CNN.br Jamie Foxx and Chris Rock br helped calm the crowd with br humor before Chappelle introduced the last and featured musical guests for the evening. , Carla Sims, representative for Dave Chappelle, via CNN.br The man who attacked Chappelle was Isaiah Lee.br Lee reportedly had a knife br when he tackled Chappelle. br He is now in the custody of the LAPD.br LAPD says Chappelle “had finished his act and as he was exiting the stage...” .br “...a male who was part of the audience jumped on the stage and tackle(d) br this celebrity to the ground.”.br Lee was apprehended on charges of br felony assault with a deadly weapon.br We 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.