The man accused of tackling Dave Chappelle — and who appears to be copping to it — says he did what he did as a result of he was “triggered” by DC’s LGBT jokes … amongst different issues.
23-year-old Isaiah Lee did an interview with the New York Post, and defined his reasoning for hopping up on the stage and attacking the comic — and would not you realize it … he says he was, in reality, offended by Dave’s materials, and wished him to learn about it.
Lee is quoted as saying, “I identify as bisexual … and I wanted him to know what he said was triggering.” He provides, “I wanted him to know that next time, he should consider first running his material by people it could affect.”
Dave is reported to have addressed his transgender controversy that evening earlier than Lee allegedly rushed the stage — speaking about how he did not have an issue with trans folks, till now … when he says they took his ‘Closer’ content material out of context and warped it.
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Here’s one other factor that apparently despatched Lee over the sting … jokes that Dave apparently made about homelessness, which Lee says personally harm him — as he himself had skilled it at a younger age.
Lee says, “I’m also a single dad and my son is five. It’s a struggle and I wanted Dave Chappelle to know it’s not a joke.” Plus, jokes earlier within the evening (made by an opener, it appears) speaking pedophilia rocked Lee as nicely. He says he was sexually abused as a minor.
On his ugly accidents, Lee stated … “They spat on me and twisted me as if on purpose.” He additionally acknowledged having the fake-gun-turned knife on him that evening, including Chappelle requested why he did it. Lee says … “I told him my mother and grandmother, who fought for his civil rights to be able to speak, would be upset at the things he said.”
To that, Chappelle allegedly replied … “Now your story will die with you, son.” Lee was not too long ago hit with extra severe, unrelated fees that might see him behind bars for years.