A man has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon after popular US comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked during an LA performance.

The LAPD arrested Isaiah Lee, 23, on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and taken into custody.

Chappelle, 48, was tackled during his performance at the ‘Netflix Is a Joke’ festival at Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night, as the comedian was closing the show and thanking earlier performers, including Leslie Jones, Jon Stewart and Chris Rock, who was recently assaulted by fellow actor Will Smith at the Oscars.

Someone rushed the stage and attacked Dave Chappelle during his Hollywood Bowl performance … and the surreal moment was caught on video. https://t.co/kFf1BvJDvt pic.twitter.com/tQzrt6tMLj

— TMZ (@TMZ) May 4, 2022

Entertainment reporter Peter Ford, in his daily segment on 6PR Breakfast, told Gareth Parker “some people think security overacted” when apprehending the offender but others believe “you do something dumb like that, you’re gonna get a reaction”.

Press PLAY below to hear why Ford believes the comedian may have been attacked