The Latest Breaking News from Will Smith

Dave Chappelle was assaulted during his show, and he responded with a transphobic joke

The attack happened at the Netflix Is a Joke festival in Hollywood.

Mic · May 4, 2022

Dave Chappelle: Footage shows alleged attacker being loaded into ambulance

Chappelle was attacked on stage during comedy show

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Dave Chappelle tackled on stage during Hollywood Bowl comedy show

A member of the audience rushes the Hollywood Bowl stage, crash-tackling comedian Dave Chappelle before being set upon by security and taken away in an ambulance.

ABC News · May 4, 2022

Comedian Dave Chappelle sent ‘flying in the air’ after being attacked on stage

The comedian was on stage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles when a man 'lunged' at him

Manchester Evening News · May 4, 2022

Man accused of tackling comic Dave Chappelle on stage is charged with assault

The man accused of tackling comedian Dave Chappelle to the stage floor during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles was charged on Wednesday with felony assault with a deadly weapon.

Reuters · May 4, 2022

US comic Dave Chappelle attacked on stage weeks after Chris Rock Oscars slap

The stand-up was performing in Los Angeles when a man emerged from the crowd and tried tackling him before falling to the floor

Chronicle Live · May 4, 2022

Dave Chappelle was physically attacked in the middle of his performance in L.A.

The incident comes months after Chappelle faced controversy over his 2021 Netflix special The Closer, in which he makes jokes about transgender women.

WEKU · May 4, 2022

Dave Chappelle was physically attacked in the middle of his performance in LA

The incident comes months after Chappelle faced controversy over his 2021 Netflix special The Closer, in which he makes jokes about transgender women.

WEKU · May 4, 2022

‘Was that Will Smith?’: Chris Rock jokes after Dave Chappelle attacked at Netflix comedy festival

Chappelle was attacked by an audience member as he neared the end of his set at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Comedian Dave Chappelle attacked on stage during Netflix event

Chris Rock later asked if it was Will Smith

Liverpool Echo · May 4, 2022