Trans Jokes May Have Triggered Chappelle Attack, Brother of Thug Says

The person who attacked comic Dave Chappelle Tuesday evening on the Netflix Is a Joke Competition in Los Angeles had a “connection” with the transgender neighborhood, in line with his brother Aaron. 

Isaiah Lee, 23, tackled Chappelle on stage Tuesday evening whereas the comic was doing his stand-up routine. Lee was carrying a faux handgun with a knife blade inside. 

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Division (LAPD) arrested Lee for assault with a lethal weapon. He is being held on $30,000 bail. 

New particulars have emerged about Lee for the reason that reserving. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Lee’s brother Aaron stated that controversy surrounding Chappelle’s jokes about transgenderism might have been an element within the assault.

“He does have a reference to the transgender neighborhood,” Aaron advised Rolling Stone. “He used to remain at a shelter that helps transgender individuals. He’s been homeless since 11. He got here out to California after our grandmother died, and mainly was within the streets getting assist from completely different applications in Hollywood, like My Good friend’s Place. He went to a whole lot of completely different organizations on the market that assist transgender individuals. Yeah, it might have positively been an element, however I actually don’t know.” 

“Perhaps he missed out on taking his prescription,” Aaron stated, noting his brother takes psychiatric remedy.

Nevertheless, the owner of the Redondo Seashore, California constructing the place Aaron and Isaiah not too long ago lived famous that each brothers had been violent. 

“They’re criminals,” he advised the New York Submit. “It’s emblematic on how unhealthy issues have gotten on this state.”

Lee rapped below the identify “NoName_Trapper” and posted a tune on-line two years in the past titled “Dave Chappell.” Accompanying the tune was an image of Lee standing on high of a police automotive and giving an “up yours” gesture with each arms. 

One other rap by Lee is titled “Trump Cellphone.”  Within the weird rap, Lee sings “On my Trump cellphone” again and again earlier than the traces “Mentioned I’m slippin’, I’ve fallen and I can’t stand up.”

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After the assault, Chappelle joked {that a} “trans man” attacked him. Chappelle has been a goal of cancel tradition over the previous 12 months for jokes about trans individuals. 

Surprisingly, Netflix has stood by Chappelle regardless of requires his cancellation, seemingly as a result of his reveals are very profitable on the in any other case struggling streaming service.

“We care deeply concerning the security of creators and we strongly defend the fitting of stand-up comedians to carry out on stage with out worry of violence,” a Netflix spokesperson stated in a press release on Wednesday after the assault.

“As unlucky and unsettling because the incident was, Chappelle went on with the present. Jamie Foxx and Chris Rock helped calm the group with humor,” Chappelle’s spokesman famous in a press release to the Hollywood Reporter. 

After actor Will Smith attacked Chris Rock on the Oscars over a joke about Smith’s spouse, comedians expressed fears that there could be future such incidents on stage.

The transgender motion has been notably aggressive in attacking anybody who questions their gender narrative, as everybody from J.Okay. Rowling to Jordan Peterson can attest.

Whether or not or not Chappelle’s transgender jokes performed a job in setting off Lee, acknowledging organic actuality has change into dangerous for public figures in 2022.