'Somebody getting their ass whipped sends a message out to other people,' Hart said in praising security's response to the incident that occurred at Chappelle's Hollywood Bowl show earlier this week.
star commended Chappelle for continuing his show, which tied Chappelle with Monty Python for the most headlining comedy performances at the storied venue. “I think that the world that we’re in right now, there’s a lot of lines that have gotten blurred, and sometimes you got to take a couple steps backwards to take some steps forwards,” Hart said. “Dave went back after that and finished doing the show. Didn’t let that thing be a big thing.
After recalling a time when Hart himself was hit by a buffalo wing thrown by an audience member, he pointed out that heckling has been a longstanding part of the live-comedy experience. “Comedian has always dealt with heckler; heckler has always shouted out things because he felt that he could,” Hart said. “A comedian’s way of shutting that down was to say things back. It wasn’t bullying. It wasn’t picking on. It was all done in fun.
He continued, “It becomes a hard case of, why did you come? Why did you buy a ticket if that was your want or need? When I say we need to get back to the place of respecting the entertainer, respect the craft. If you’re coming, come to have a good time and enjoy the person that you saw. If you have no interest in that, you don’t have to buy a ticket. You don’t have to go.”
Chappelle was performing Tuesday when a man rushed the stage, tackling him to the ground and pointing a replica firearm at the star, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, before security was able to step in and bring the individual backstage. The suspect, later identified as Isaiah Lee, 23, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. After the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday it declined to pursue felony charges, the L.A.
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