Comedian Dave Chappelle Attacked On Stage, Chris Rock Jokes If That Was Will Smith
Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage at an event recently and a video of the incident is doing rounds on the internet. From the video, it can be inferred that the comedian is saying "it was a trans man."
While we are still not over the Will Smith and Chris Rock altercation at the Oscars 2022, a new incident is making headlines. Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage at an event recently and a video of the incident is doing rounds on the internet. From the video, it can be inferred that the comedian is saying "it was a trans man."
#davechappelle attacked at #hollywoodbowl #netflixisajoke pic.twitter.com/oP04S0de90
¡ª abazar ?? (@abazar) May 4, 2022
In October 2021, Dave was accused of being a transphobic after his Netflix special, The Closer, was made available for streaming.
As per a report in DailyMail, comedian Chris Rock was also present at the event and had joked about the incident. He said, "Was that Will Smith?"
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Netizens are also reacting strongly to the incident. While some are calling 'Chris Rock the catalyst of it all', others are standing up for comedians and their freedom of speech. A Twitter user wrote, "I¡¯m kind of surprised it took this long. Stand up comedy now officially an extreme sport. This is @TheAcademy¡¯s fault. #WillSmith should have been arrested on site when he assaulted @chrisrock. It¡¯s not a black thing or a white thing, it¡¯s a civilized society thing."
Here are some reactions:
Will Smith is the catalyst for this https://t.co/q9jtEnyQLW
¡ª ?. (@MiniatureLob) May 4, 2022
well it looks like being "Will Smithed" is not a verb. https://t.co/AECTOT7ais
¡ª Rocco Obama (@RoccoObama) May 4, 2022
Wait they were right people are attacking comedians ? https://t.co/xIYPnzHxGk
¡ª sarunas jackson stan page (@DatGirl_ICEY) May 4, 2022
@tech5960 @DaisyBe59798028 Can't even tell jokes any more without violence. https://t.co/hD26o9AtUq
¡ª Techfpvflyer (@tech5960) May 4, 2022
I¡¯m kind of surprised it took this long. Stand up comedy now officially an extreme sport. This is @TheAcademy¡¯s fault. #WillSmith should have been arrested on site when he assaulted @chrisrock. It¡¯s not a black thing or a white thing, it¡¯s a civilized society thing. https://t.co/bZqAVHdCeD
¡ª Jason Goodman (@JGoodman_CSTT) May 4, 2022
For the unversed, Will Smith made headlines for all the wrong reasons last month when he walked up to the stage and slapped Chris Rock after the comedian cracked a joke on Jada Pinkett Smith. Will had later issued a public apology to Chris Rock and was also seen tearing up during his acceptance speech at the event. Further, the actor resigned from The Academy after he was banned for 10 years from the Oscars or any other academy event.
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