The deal with was evidently not the only inexpensive shot that night.
Comic Dave Chapelle has discovered himself in warm water with LGBTQ+ critics nevertheless yet again following joking that it was a “trans man” who attacked him on phase for the duration of the now-viral assault Wednesday.
The 48-year-outdated “Chappelle’s Show” creator had been undertaking at the “Netflix is a Joke” competition in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, when an unnamed spectator bum-rushed the phase and tackled the comic to the ground, as observed in shocking footage. The assailant — Isaiah Lee, 23, of Los Angeles — was subsequently removed from the location by security, whereupon he was arrested by the LAPD and taken to a community clinic for minimal injuries. It was later on disclosed that Lee has been booked for felony assault with a lethal weapon.
Officer Lizeth Lomeli, a spokesperson for the LAPD, verified to The Publish that the suspect was arrested for assault with a lethal weapon and the suspect, whose title will not be launched until finally he is discharged from the nearby clinic, was carrying a replica handgun that experienced a blade inside.
However, adhering to the kerfuffle, a movie emerged of Chappelle leaning into the microphone and quipping “that was a trans person.” He was presumably referencing his ongoing feud with the LGBTQ community about a sequence of remarks and jokes that numerous deemed transphobic.
When the line garnered guffaws from the audience, it did not sit very well with some on the internet critics, who accused the funnyman of using a low cost shot.
“All these people leave out the fact Dave Chappelle joked that it was a ‘trans man’ that ran on stage to defeat him when we do not know who it was,” fumed a single incensed commenter on Twitter. “All we know is that items are about to get even worse in this state and have been receiving worse for trans folks and Dave encourages it.”
A different wrote, “Dave Chappelle receives attacked on stage and the very first factor he do is mention trans individuals. That guy is obsessed.”
“Dave Chappelle targets trans folks with punch-down jokes,” wrote a single detractor. “An unidentified gentleman tackles Chappelle. Although the group celebrates the beat down of his attacker by security guards, Chappelle turns the communal celebration of violence to concentration not on no cost speech but trans id.”
A person LGBTQ defender commented, “Dave Chappelle obtained attacked on stage very last night time and decided that was the great chance to make a trans joke. What an absolute garbage human getting.”
Even so, lots of commenters rallied about Chappelle with some defenders accusing the LGBTQ community of using his joke a lot more significantly than the assault.
“DAVE CHAPPELLE WAS ATTACKED,” wrote a person fired-up Chappelle supporter. “It is NOT ABOUT TRANS Men and women! Give it a rest. Do you even f–kin hear oneself? This man tackled him with a knife AND a gun but you’re anxious about a lousy joke? I see…”
“Go figure Dave Chappelle will get attacked on phase and the LGBTQ+ group makes it all about them,” lamented one more. “The person tells joke. Folks chuckle and then go back again to the doom n gloom ppl like you continue to keep shoving down our collective throats like we have to treatment for your feelings. No we don’t.”
“I do not wanna listen to any ‘Dave Chappelle is anti-trans’ nonsense. Tonight he aided transition a man to a pretzel,” quipped one Twitter wit in reference to a graphic movie of the assailant sporting a mangled elbow pursuing his run-in with protection.
This isn’t the initially time Chappelle has been in hot h2o with the trans neighborhood of late. In Oct, LGBTQ advocates implored Netflix to get rid of the “Half Baked” star’s most recent exclusive, “The Closer,” from their catalog due to the fact it showcased incendiary jokes about transgender girls.
Chappelle, 48, was exclusively accused of defending what quite a few perceived to be problematic comments by rapper DaBaby and “Harry Potter” creator J.K. Rowling, as effectively as deflecting criticism he faced for cracking sensible about the trans community in former specials “Equanimity” and “Sticks & Stones.”
In “The Closer,” Chappelle declares that he’s becoming a member of Rowling in “Team TERF!” (the acronym for trans-exclusionary radical feminist), and conflated rapper DaBaby’s homophobic statements at a demonstrate around the summer with systemic racism. As of still, the unique is however accessible on Netflix.
Even with the inflammatory remarks, comic claimed in the exclusive that he harbors no “hate” for the LGBTQ group.
“Oh, I’m jealous. I’m not the only black human being that feels this way. We search at the homosexual neighborhood, we go, ‘Goddamn it — glimpse at how nicely that movement is likely! Glimpse at how effectively you are executing.’” the comic claimed. “And we’ve been trapped in this predicament for hundreds of a long time. How the f–k are you building that sort of progress?”
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