Isaiah Lee, 23, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon after tackling the comedian Tuesday night at the Hollywood Bowl.
Police said Lee was armed with a replica handgun-knife when he ran onto the stage and tackled Chappelle. Witness video shows Chappelle falling back but he managed to quickly free himself as security rushed out to grab the attacker.
Chappelle appeared to run toward the altercation, saying the man was being"stomped" and asked repeatedly for security to remove the man from the stage.
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