50 Cent lashes out over Dave Chappelle attacker's lax punishment: 'Is the LGBTQ gonna kill Dave right in front of us?'



Rapper 50 Cent blasted the Los Angeles district attorney's office after it reportedly declined to file any felony charges against the male suspect who attacked comedian Dave Chappelle during a recent comedy set.

It is unclear at the time of this reporting whether the suspect is a member of the LGBTQ community.

What are the details?

On Thursday night, the rapper — whose real name is Curtis Jackson — took to Instagram, where he wrote, “Oh s***, is the LGBTQ gonna kill dave right in front of us? He had a weapon a gun, knife how he or she don’t get charged? The world is over, F*** this."

Chappelle's attacker, identified as 23-year-old Isaiah Lee, faces four misdemeanor charges in connection with the incident.

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced the charges on Thursday.

"What should have been an evening of laughter at The Hollywood Bowl this past Tuesday night was suddenly interrupted when suspect Isaiah Lee allegedly charged onto the stage attacking comedian Dave Chappelle," he said.

"The suspect was allegedly carrying a weapon," Feuer continued. "This alleged attack has got to have consequences."

Lee is facing battery, possession of a weapon with intent to assault, unauthorized access to the stage area during a performance, and commission of an act that delays the event or interferes with a performer.

Feuer added that his office intends to "vigorously prosecute" its case against Lee.

No motives in the attack have been announced at this time.

What else is there to know about this?

Aaron Lee, the suspect's brother, told Rolling Stone that he can't understand why his younger brother would attack Chappelle.

"He doesn't have any type of animosity toward [Chappelle] that I know about," he said, but added that his brother does have a variety of transgender friends, which may have contributed to his motive.

“Yeah, it could have definitely been a factor, but I really don’t know,” Aaron added.

In a statement on the attack, Carla Sims, who is Chappelle's publicist, told the Hollywood Reporter that the comedian "refuses to allow ... [the] incident to overshadow the magic of this historic moment."

Man pointed a replica handgun with a knife at Dave Chappelle before tackling him, police say



The man who tackled comedian Dave Chappelle while he was on stage pointed a replica handgun with a knife in it, police said.

Chappelle was speaking to the audience at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, Tuesday when the man jumped on stage and assaulted the legendary comedian. Security personnel chased down the man, and he was arrested by Los Angeles police later.

Initial reports said the suspect had a gun and a knife, but ABC News later reported that police sources indicated the man had a replica gun with a large knife inside of it. Local Fox reporter Phil Shuman posted an image of the kind of gun believed to be found on the suspect.

This is the general kind of weapon the suspect in Dave Chappelle attack had according to @LAPDHQ It's a replica gun w/ a folding knife blade attached. $13 dollars on line Details of night that could've been so much worse live from @HollywoodBowl @FOXLApic.twitter.com/Du3ZUxd1PZ
— Phil Shuman (@Phil Shuman) 1651702687

The man was identified as 23-year-old Isaiah Lee. It's unclear what motivated Lee to attack Chappelle, but he had reportedly rapped about him and had composed a song named after him.

The LAPD confirmed in a statement that the replica gun had a knife that folded out of it.

“The suspect produced what was later discovered to be a replica handgun and pointed the item at the victim,” police said in a press release. “Hollywood Bowl uniformed security officers, who witnessed the incident, engaged the suspect and removed him from the victim and took him into custody.”

Videos after the incident show him being taken into an ambulance with severe injuries from his run-in with the security staff.

“The replica handgun that also contained a knife blade was recovered and later processed as evidence,” police added.

Lee was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and booked into jail on $30,000 bail.

Chappelle joked moments after he was tackled that the assailant was a "trans man," referring to the outrage from transgender activists at comments he had previously made during his comedy specials.

Here's the video of the attack on Chappelle:

Dave Chappelle Tackled, Slammed on Stage at Hollywood Bowl by Man with Gun | TMZwww.youtube.com