Comic Kevin Hart stated on Thursday that the world wanted to see Dave Chappelle's attacker get his "a** whooped."
Throughout an look on Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!, Hart spoke in regards to the incident through which Chappelle was attacked onstage by an individual recognized by police as Isaiah Lee whereas performing on the Hollywood Bowl this week.
"Any individual ran onstage and acquired their a** whooped....It is a type of issues that wanted to occur," Hart stated whereas talking to the present's visitor host, Mike Birbiglia.
"Would you like folks to proceed to assume that they'll cross that line and break the barrier of entertainer and [audience]?" Hart added. "Any individual getting their a** whipped sends a message out to different those that was like, 'I used to be desirous about doing that, however seeing that, I do not actually need to do this.'"
The feedback by Hart come shortly after Chappelle was attacked on stage, and photographs after the incident confirmed the suspected attacker with a swollen and bruised face. Footage of the incident confirmed Lee working on stage towards the tip of Chappelle's present.
Chappelle informed the viewers shortly after the incident that he went backstage and "stomped" Lee. Buzzfeed reporter Brianna Sacks shared a tweet after the present: "Simply got here out of the Hollywood Bowl the place a person charged and tackled Dave Chappelle on stage and acquired his ass kicked by a minimum of 10 folks."
Newsweek confirmed with the Los Angeles Police Division that Lee was in possession of a pretend gun on the time.
In a video this week, Los Angeles Metropolis Lawyer Mike Feuer stated: "What ought to have been a night of laughter on the Hollywood Bowl this previous Tuesday night time was immediately interrupted when suspect Isaiah Lee allegedly charged onto the stage and tackled comic Dave Chappelle.
"This alleged assault has acquired to have penalties, and this afternoon, my workplace has filed costs alleging battery, possession of a weapon with intent to assault and costs regarding interfering with a efficiency. My workplace takes defending public security extraordinarily severely and we're going to vigorously prosecute this case."
Earlier this 12 months, Will Smith made headlines after strolling onto the stage and slapping Chris Rock after the comic made a joke about Smith's spouse, Jada Pinkett-Smith, on the 2022 Academy Awards present.
Some on Twitter criticized those that have defended Smith's motion, saying that the slap led to Chappelle's assault.
Newsweek reached out to Hart's representatives for remark.
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