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Howie Mandel afraid after Dave Chappelle attack
The person who tackled Chappelle had a knife blade and was arrested for felony assault with a lethal weapon and brought to a hospital for medical therapy, in accordance with the Los Angeles Police Division.
“Watching what occurred to Dave final evening confirmed my concern,” Mandel mentioned. “I used to be watching it form of stay on Twitter and I turned to my spouse and I mentioned, ‘I do not need to. I do not need to goon stage. I am simply actually afraid.’”
Different comedians who had been current throughout the incident, together with Chris Rock, rushed to Chappelle’s facet after it occurred.
Rock joked about whether or not the suspect was Will Smith, referring to Smith’s incident on the Oscars during which he walked on stage and slapped Rock after the comic made a joke about Smith’s spouse, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Mandel made the connection as effectively.
“That is one step that form of opens a door and triggers someone if they do not like what you are saying or they’re offended by what you are saying… It is form of okay as a result of it has been carried out, to be violent, and that is what my concern was,” he advised “Further” about Smith hitting Rock.
Mandel mentioned he plans on touring much less in consequence.
“My largest concern 40 years in the past was not getting amusing, after which cancel tradition got here alongside after which it was like, ‘Oh, my God if someone would not like your joke otherwise you overstepped your line, you would lose your profession,’ after which after the Academy Awards… I mentioned… ‘Violence triggers violence,’” Mandel defined.
Because the investigation into the Chappelle assault continues, Netflix meantime, additionally expressed concern for security round comedy reveals.
“We care deeply in regards to the security of creators and we strongly defend the best of stand-up comedians to carry out on stage with out concern of violence,” a Netflix spokesperson advised CNN in an announcement.