LOS ANGELES — Fellow comedian Kevin Hart thinks the attack on Dave Chappelle's alleged attacker at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday was "not scary" at all. In fact, the star thinks it was something that "needed to happen" given the post-Oscars slap landscape live performers are navigating these days.
"Somebody ran on stage and got they ass whooped," the "Night School" and "Die Hart" actor said Thursday on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" after fill-in host Mike Birbiglia expressed concern about the shocking incident. Hart was referring to the man being roughed up onstage by security officials and Chappelle's friends immediately after tackling Chappelle.
Chappelle, who had been performing during the inaugural Netflix Is a Joke Comedy Festival, was rushed by a man who allegedly jumped a barricade to get onstage. The controversial "The Closer" star later said that he "felt good my friends broke his arm" and that the man, later identified as 23-year-old Isaiah Lee, was "stomped" onstage. (Lee's felony charges were downgraded Thursday to misdemeanor assault charges.)
