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Dave Chappelle Attacker Hit With Prison Sentence
We all remember the video from earlier this year of Dave Chappelle being attacked while on stage. Seven months later, the man responsible for the attack, Isaiah Lee is receiving jail time for the offense.
The incident occurred during the comedian’s appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in May. Video footage taken by other members of the audience shows the attack taking place. Seemingly out of nowhere, Lee leaps from the front row of the crowd to jump up on the stage.
He subsequently bum-rushes Chappelle and tackles him. The comedian’s security and entourage were quick in their response, not allowing for the attacker to get very far.
Upon collecting himself, the 49-year-old proceeded to joke about the situation. “Thank God he was clumsy. He’s back there getting stomped,” he exclaimed while catching his breath.
According to a report from Deadline, Lee has now pleaded no contest to the charge of assault with a deadly weapon. As a result, he receives 270 days in jail.
Although the attacker had a replica handgun containing a hidden knife at the time of the assault, Chappelle suffered no injuries.
Later reports indicated that Lee had actually made a rap song about the comedian in 2020, in which he makes reference to the future attack. “Walkin’ straight into da Bowl,” he raps.
Here’s the entire song titled #DaveChappelle from rapper #NonameTrapper aka Isaiah Lee the 23 yearold man who was beat down after rushing Dave Chapelle on stage tackling him on some #WillSMith
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— #SevenTheRev (@SEVENtheOUTLAW) May 4, 2022
This news arrives on the heels of Chappelle recently receiving backlash for another one of his shows. Just a few days ago, he brought out his friend Elon Musk to join him on stage in San Fransisco.
The new owner of Twitter was immediately met with boos. In his since-deleted response to the situation, the SpaceX CEO wrote, “Technically, it was 90% cheers & 10% boos (except during quiet periods), but, still, that’s a lot of boos, which is a first for me in real life (frequent on Twitter).”
Of course, Musk has been under a lot of fire ever since the handling of his acquisition of Twitter in October.
After promptly firing major employees, he has gone on to roll out a paid verification feature, in which anyone can obtain a blue check – so long as they pay $7.99/month.
He also re-launched the Twitter Blue service, charging iPhone users more than other subscribers to access the “subscriber-only features.”
Finally, what do you think of the 270-day sentence? Comment down below and continue to stay tuned to HNHH for the latest updates.
Dave Chappelle’s Attacker Sentenced to 270 Days in Jail
Dave Chappelle’s onstage attacker pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 270 days in county jail, according to Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office.
The attacker, Isaiah Lee, was charged with one misdemeanor count of battery and entering a restricted area during a live event. The plea was entered nearly two months after a judge requested a diversion program that could dismiss the charges for Lee.
According to Deadline, Lee is currently behind bars for a different case. Last year, Lee was charged with stabbing his roommate at a transitional housing facility.
Chappelle was attacked onstage on May 3 while performing for the Netflix Is a Joke Festival.
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Elon Musk Booed By Crowd At Dave Chappelle Show
A crowd at Dave Chappelle’s latest show in San Francisco booed Elon Musk when the billionaire was brought on stage, Sunday night. Footage from the event shows Musk receiving overwhelming disapproval from the audience.
“Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise for the richest man in the world,” Chappelle said firstly to introduce Musk.
“It sounds like some of the people you fired are in the audience,” Chappelle joked. “All these people who are booing, and I’m just pointing out the obvious, you have terrible seats.”
When the boos persisted, Chappelle continued to defend a seemingly uncomfortable Musk.
“Don’t say nothing. It’ll only spoil the moment,” Chappelle further said. “Do you hear that sound, Elon? That’s the sound of pending civil unrest. I can’t wait to see what store you decimate next, motherfucker. You shut the fuck up.”
Twitter appears to have suspended the owner of the original video or they have deleted their account as there is a message reading: “This Tweet is from an account that no longer exists.”
Musk later responded to the video of the incident going viral on Twitter.
“Technically, it was 90% cheers & 10% boos (except during quiet periods), but, still, that’s a lot of boos, which is a first for me in real life (frequent on Twitter),” he wrote. “It’s almost as if I’ve offended SF’s unhinged leftists … but nahhh.”
Musk has been drawing plenty of criticism in recent weeks since purchasing Twitter. Over the weekend, he came under fire for criticizing Anthony Fauci with an unoriginal joke about pronouns.
Check out the reaction to Musk’s appearance at Chappelle’s show below.
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Dave Chappelle Covers Radiohead’s “Creep” At Taylor Hawkins’ L.A. Tribute Concert
Dave Chappelle performed a cover of Radiohead’s 1992 hit, “Creep,” at the latest tribute concert for Taylor Hawkins in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. The comedian previously performed “Creep” with the Foo Fighters during their Madison Square Garden concert in 2021.
Other noteworthy performances included Joan Jett and Travis Barker singing “Cherry Bomb,” Miley Cyrus performing “Photograph” With Def Leppard, and Pink taking over the stage to handle Heart’s “Barracuda.”
The star-studded tribute concert was attended by Travis Barker, Wolfgang Van Halen, Alanis Morrissette, Pink, Miley Cyrus, members of Queen, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and more.
Jack Black also made an appearance to introduce Rush, who he labeled as “one of Taylor’s favorite bands of all time.”
The night concluded with Hawkins’ son, Shane, taking over the drums to help the Foo Fighters perform “Hero.”
“Taylor Hawkins is a legend of a man, he’s a legend of a musician and he’s a legend of a father,” Chappelle previously said of Hawkins at the Foo Fighters’ first tribute concert for the late musician.
Hawkins served as the drummer for the Foo Fighters from 1997 through his death, earlier this year. He passed away at 50 years old in a hotel in Bogotá, Colombia.
Check out Chappelle’s performance of “Creep” below.
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Fat Joe Celebrates Birthday with Busta Rhymes, Jim Jones, Mary J. Blige & More
Over the weekend, Fat Joe shut down New York City for his birthday party.
Robert “Don Pooh” Cummins, a prominent figure in the music business and a restaurateur, served as the event’s host and transformed the Brooklyn Chop House Times Square Rooftop into Fat Joe’s ultimate, enhanced birthday dinner party.
On hand to celebrate Fat Joe were Busta Rhymes, Jim Jones, Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, Remy Ma, Juelz Santana, Styles P, Gayle King, Angie Martinez, and Papoose.
You can see images from the night below.
Late last week, Fat Joe has announced a one-man standup performance on stage in New York City this fall where he will deliver never-before-heard stories based on his legendary life and achievements.
The live performance, which will be co-produced by Roc Nation and Magic Lemonade and directed by Chris Robinson, will feature a special introduction by Dave Chappelle. The Book of Jose, Joe’s impending biography, will serve as the basis for his stories, which will also include cameos from other celebrities. In the upcoming weeks, event and ticket information will be released.
Hip-best hop’s storyteller will share an unprecedented, first-person account of the events that changed the course of his career for good, including becoming a superstar, being abducted in Africa, and going through incarceration. The one-man performance will additionally provide a unique glimpse into the highs and lows of Joe’s difficult yet motivational life.
“The world will be getting Fat Joe at his most authentic, vulnerable, and comedic self on that stage,” Fat Joe said. “I’m not holding anything back. I’ve always taken pride in my storytelling, but we’re about to take it to the next
level. I’m grateful to Dave Chappelle, Roc Nation and Magic Lemonade for their support in sharing my story and helping make this one-man show the biggest event ever.”
Joe’s on-stage comments will be accompanied by vintage film, video interviews with his family, friends, and associates, and music from the multiplatinum discography of the Terror Squad CEO.
“I’ve worked with great storytellers, but Fat Joe is easily one of the greatest of all-time,” Magic Lemonade executive producer Rikki Hughes said. “Magic Lemonade is excited to work with Joe and Roc Nation to bring his story to life in an unexpected way.”
The Book of Jose, which will examine how Joe overcame the drug- and violence-ravaged South Bronx of the 1980s to become one of the foremost powerhouses of his generation, was also announced for release this year by the Bronx native. The book will be available for purchase on November 15 and may be preordered at https://bit.ly/BookofJose.
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Dave Chappelle’s Drink Champs Episode Postponed Due To Attack At Hollywood Bowl
Dave Chappelle and Blackstar’s Drink Champs episode was supposed to come out a while ago, but according to Drink Champs co-host DJ EFN, the episode was put on hold after Chappelle’s on stage attack at the Hollywood Bowl.
DJ EFN spoke to HipHopDX about the situation, saying how the team didn’t feel right about relasing the episode following the incident in May. “[The Hollywood Bowl incident] happened right before and so we were going to fast track that episode and then all parties involved were like it doesn’t feel right and we skipped that whole week. And then we had other episodes already in the queue and so it got pushed. So we’re just hoping that it will come out sooner than later.”
Earlier this week on July 5, DJ EFN said that there is no official release date for the episode, but that it will come out by the end of July.
The episode featuring Chappelle and Black Star was the first episode not to be filmed in Miami, instead being filmed at Chappelle’s home in Yellow Springs, OH. In the interview, DJ EFN spoke about jumping on a private jet to go film the episode at Chappelle’s home, calling the experience “surreal.”
“I literally had just come back from taking my kids to Disney World, driving back from Orlando to Miami getting a call, like, ‘You ready to jump on a private plane to go to Ohio?’ And I’m like, ‘F*ck yeah, let’s do this.’ So we went to Ohio.”
He continued, talking about the “man cave” Chappelle let them film the episode in. “Dave hosting us in his man cave that he has out there was wild. He has this crazy shed that you go in and you wouldn’t even know it has a bar. It has a podcast set up, deep turntables, and he was just cool as hell. And him saying that he was a fan of Drink Champs, that just blew me away. So it was surreal.
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