Dave Chappelle attacked by man with replica gun at LA comedy festival
by Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5YVVC)
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The comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked during a performance in Los Angeles, according to witnesses and videos of the incident posted online.
Footage showed someone running on stage and tackling Chappelle during his performance at the Netflix Is a Joke festival at Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night. The incident took place as the comedian was closing the show and thanking earlier performers including Chris Rock, Leslie Jones and Jon Stewart.
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