Dave Chappelle Tackled, Slammed on Stage at Hollywood Bowl by Man with Gun

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Comedian Dave Chappelle was performing at The Hollywood Bowl for the ‘Netflix Is A Joke’ festival when a man with a fake gun attacked and tackled him to the ground.

Channing Tatum Wants Divorce Issues with Jenna Dewan Dealt With in One Trial-- Dave is fully cooperating with the police investigation ... according to his spokesperson Carla Sims. Despite the bizarre violence, she says Dave"refuses to allow last night's incident to overshadow the magic of this historic moment."The history is that Chappelle's 4-night engagement at the Hollywood Bowl ties him with Monty Python for most headlined shows for a comedian at the venue.

It went down toward the end of Dave's show -- part of the"Netflix Is A Joke" festival -- when a man in the audience somehow got on stage and manhandled Dave, tackling him violently and slamming him on the hard stage.Law enforcement tells TMZ, the attacker actually pointed the gun at Chappelle as he rushed him. We're told the gun was not real, it was a replica of a semi-automatic. It also weirdly had a knife attached to the gun.An eyewitness tells TMZ ...

After Dave Chappelle was attacked during a set at the Hollywood Bowl, Chris Rock joined him onstage and joked: “Was that Will Smith?”

 

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