Dave Chappelle’s alleged attacker Isaiah Lee ‘wrote rap named after comedian’ before tackling him on stage

The person who was arrested for attacking Dave Chappelle had a track concerning the comic, it has been claimed.

Isaiah Lee was arrested after tackling the star on stage on the Hollywood Bowl throughout his stand-up efficiency on Tuesday night time.

He was charged with assault with a lethal weapon over the incident, and was reportedly in possession of a duplicate gun which may eject a knife blade.

In accordance with experiences, the 23-year-old is a rapper who put a track out named after the comic, two years earlier than the incident.

He's thought to carry out below the identify ‘NoName_Trapper’ on YouTube and Spotify, with the profile claiming greater than 5,700 month-to-month listeners on the latter platform.

Within the 2020 album Born & Die In The Lure, the second observe listed is called Dave Chappell, wherein he reportedly referenced the Hollywood Bowl – the place the comic carried out on Tuesday and likewise had a 2020 present canceled to as a consequence of Covid.

Dave Chappelle was performing on the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday (Image: AP)

He was tackled whereas on stage, with Jamie Foxx dashing to his protection (Image: Twitter)

Chappelle, 48, was on stage on the Hollywood Bowl in LA, and was performing a stand-up routine as a part of the Netflix Is A Joke tour – which Pete Davidson, Snoop Dogg, Amy Schumer and Kevin Hart are on the line-up to seem at.

In the direction of the tip of the routine, Lee stormed the stage and tackled him in surprising footage that has since emerged on social media.

His attacker was seen leaving the venue in an ambulance (Image: Reuters)

Within the clip, he appeared to hurry the star from the aspect – earlier than Jamie Foxx jumped on stage to detain the attacker, whereas Chappelle recovered.

After getting himself collectively, the comedian informed the gang: ‘I don’t know if that was a part of the present or… I grabbed the again of that n****s head, his hair was spongy, absorbent.’

Referring to the Django Unchained actor’s assist, he added: ‘Hear, I simply wish to say I’ve had an unimaginable time. This man is a genius, we’ve acquired to guard him always, man. That is what it’s about.

‘For each comic that comes out right here, this implies the whole lot. You’re a genius, you’re a legend, I loved myself totally and we’re not gonna let nothing occur to you.’

Video footage later emerged of Lee being detained by safety guards as a crowd watched on, and he was later filmed leaving the venue and being loaded onto an ambulance with what seemed to be a dislocated arm.

Chappelle has not spoken concerning the incident since.

A spokesperson for the Hollywood Bowl stated in a press release: ‘The incident that occurred on the Hollywood Bowl on Could 3 2022 is an lively investigation and we're unable to remark additional right now.’