Mayor Adams says he was with Dave Chappelle after ‘horrific’ LA attack

Mayor Eric Adams noticed Dave Chappelle within the aftermath of the “horrific” onstage assault on the comic in Los Angeles, in line with a report and a Metropolis Corridor rep.

Adams had the encounter throughout his two-day journey to Los Angeles, the place he participated in an hour-long “digital transformation” panel organized by the Milken Institute a day after Chappelle was attacked on the Hollywood Bowl present by a person armed with a phony gun with an actual knife inside.

Adams stated the viral incident on the “Netflix Is a Joke” comedy pageant is indicative of “a number of the psychological well being crises we’re going through,” whereas calling it “unbelievable,” in line with NBC New York.

“Violence is unacceptable. Thank God there was a response to ensure that he wasn’t injured critically,” the mayor stated. “It was horrific to have somebody come on stage and assault in that method.”

Mayor Eric Adams stated he was with Dave Chapelle after the comic was attacked on stage throughout a present in Los Angeles this week.

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The station reported that Adams recalled that Chappelle was “telling jokes” later within the night when he noticed him at an occasion following the present.

“He was simply telling jokes, you realize Dave,” stated Adams, in line with NBC.

“The mayor was glad to see Dave Chappelle appeared nicely at a personal occasion they mutually attended,” a Metropolis Corridor spokesperson instructed The Put up. “He made the remarks to the NBC reporter at a separate occasion celebrating the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Tradition.”

Isaiah Lee allegedly rushed the stage whereas Chapelle was performing on the “Netflix Is a Joke” comedy pageant on the Hollywood Bowl.

On Tuesday evening, the comic additionally celebrated at a VIP after-party on the Pendry West Hollywood lodge the place he was “having a good time,” Web page Six solely reported.

Following the assault, Chappelle joked his attacker was a “trans man”— an obvious reference to his a number of controversial statements on transgender points and a joke for which he was slammed on-line. A rep for Chappelle stated the comic just isn't going to permit the onstage ambush “overshadow the magic of this historic second” of the four-night leisure occasion.

Chappelle wasn’t the one one telling jokes after the weird incident.

Adams referred to as the assault on Chapelle “horrific.”

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The mayor stated Chapelle was “making jokes” when he noticed him later that evening.

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Moments after the Thursday evening sort out, comedy visitor Chris Rock got here on stage and gave Chappelle a hug earlier than quipping, “Was that Will Smith?” in reference to his well-known Oscars slap.

On Wednesday, Isaiah Lee, 23, was charged with felony assault with a lethal weapon for the assault on the 48-year-old controversial comic. His former neighbors instructed The Put up that Lee was hot-tempered and identified for creating havoc in his condominium advanced

Lee can be a wanna-be rap star who performs underneath the identify “NoName_Trapper” and has launched a tune named after Chappelle.

Lee was charged with felony assault with a lethal weapon.

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Wednesday wasn’t the primary time Adams has weighed in on a public assault on a comic.

After initially refusing to reply questions on Smith’s open-handed smack of Rock through the 94th Academy Awards in March, the tough-on-crime former NYPD captain stated that Smith shouldn't be judged too harshly on his actions when he failed to regulate his “ardour,” and that the “King Richard” actor shouldn't be compelled to give again the Finest Actor award he earned.