The unlikely friendship between Madonna and Dave Chappelle appears stronger than ever after the standup comic was attacked during a set at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday evening.
23-year-old Isaiah Lee was arrested and charged with a single felony of assault with a deadly weapon after he stormed the stage with a knife and tackled Chappelle to the floor. His bail has been set at $30,000.
After the incident, Chappelle quickly regained his composure and joked, “It was a trans man!”
#davechappelle attacked at #hollywoodbowl #netflixisajoke pic.twitter.com/oP04S0de90
— abazar ?? (@abazar) May 4, 2022
Never one to miss an opportunity for publicity by inserting herself into someone else’s controversy, Madonna, who was at the show that evening, posted two pictures of herself displaying her “Team Chappelle” all-access pass to Instagram.
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“Last Night was Strange……….,And disturbing for so many reasons! The World is upside down. 🙏🏼. #davechappelle,” she captioned the photos.
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The singer’s affection for the problematic comedian is nothing new, of course.
Chappelle made a brief cameo appearance in her Madame X tour documentary released last October, at the height of his transphobic Netflix scandal.
In the clip, Madonna sits down next to him in the audience and praises him for being “the next James Baldwin” without offering any compelling reasons to support the lofty comparison.
The cameo left many of her queer fans scratching their heads as James Baldwin was a gay Black novelist who was a central figure in the LGBTQ rights movement and Chappelle is a standup comedian with a long history of making anti-LGBTQ remarks.
This Madonna Madame X special is going along fine and fucking Dave Chapelle shows up.
— Sam ?’Rama (@samorama) October 9, 2021
Artists are here to disturb the peace. But Dave Chappelle is the new JK Rowling, not the next James Baldwin. 🕵️
— Earth Stan 🌎⏰🔥 (@YarmoukZarqa) October 11, 2021
I knw he’s uber famous but why is Dave Chappelle in your new special, the LGBT community want answers. And also why call him the next James Baldwin when he done nothing but spread hate under the guise comedy
— Alex Andy (@GothItBoy) October 9, 2021
Despite his repeated attacks on LGBTQ people, particularly members of the trans community, what happened to Chappelle on Tuesday night was not OK and we’re glad he wasn’t seriously injured.
His representative has since released a statement, saying, “As unfortunate and unsettling as the incident was, Chappelle went on with the show, Jamie Foxx and Chris Rock helped calm the crowd with humor before Chappelle introduced the last and featured musical guests for the evening.”
Jim
An old media whore.
Irrelevant, sad and lonely
marxist_homo
That’s not at all sexist.
But God forbid somebody say something remotely critical about straight dudes who decide the fact that they get off on wearing panties and want their own personal vaginas entitles them to co-opt an entire movement. They have *nothing* in common with me or any gay man I know.
THAT Steve
Media whore is a not a term with a gender attached and pretty accurate to boot.
Cam
Don’t forget, the very first thing Chapelle said after the attack “It was a trans man”.
The bigotry is embedded so deeply that the first thing that came to his mind after being in danger was to punch down and attack the LGBTQ community.
marxist_homo
Your stupidity is so deeply embedded in your brain that you wouldn’t recognize a joke if it slapped you in the face.
He didn’t “attack the LGBTQ community.” He made a joke–which is still a joke even if you don’t find it funny–that referenced the intense hatred his criticisms of trans ideology have provoked, a hatred so intense that one might reasonably assume it could incite violence against him.
Before you say it, let me go ahead and admit that I am, in fact, a right-wing troll, and this is the 28th fake screenname I’ve created just so that I can give you grief because I’m a villain and you are a veritable superhero who does the Lord’s work by exposing Queerty trolls. Moron.
ScottOnEarth
@marxist_homo – Your ridiculously hateful, ugly comments to two harmless comments by complete strangers indicates what a completely miserable, disturbed person you are. I’m not saying that to insult you but your self-loathing is apparent in every word you wrote.
Polaro
It was a joke, cam.
Troyfight
@Cam …exactly. As for Madonna…after reading through the article, do people realize she was at the show? So she’s ultimately damned if she writes something and damned if she doesn’t.
kish
Ugh, it’s like she doesn’t even bother to do her research anymore. She just latches onto anyone who is popular that will keep her name popular.
Gadfeal
Before I read the article, I thought it was Mae West!
Man About Town
That is exactly what I thought! I figured it was from Mae’s collection of fantasy scenario photos!
Mr. Stadnick
Is James Baldwin the only black writer she could think of because Baldwin and Chapelle are apples and oranges.
Michael
Sadly Madonna is holding on to a youth that’s long since past her by. She was iconic and of her time Vogue was the best thing she ever did, a true classic, but now…well she reminds me of Mae West trying to be a sex goddess when the sad truth is she’s now a pensioner wearing her underwear in public. It’s not attractive or sexy or daring – it’s just rather sad and her children must be terribly embarrassed by their mother doing anything to stay in the public eye. She could have carried on making her mediocre records as they have now become and enjoyed the twilight of her career with her reputation intact. As it was said above she’s now a media whore and dressed like one, too. Incredibly sad.
SDR94103
“It was a trans man!” It.
Chappelle is an asshole.
ho
Exactly. ‘splain away again Dave.
And Madonna is a cow with 80 psi lips. Joke.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
Madonna, when was the last time you posed in a pic with your two grown children? Is it because a pic like that will alert the ignorant that you are long overdue to go sit down and enjoy your billion dollar fortune?
Kangol2
She’s featured her young, gorgeous now ex-lover, Ahlamalik Williams, though!
humble charlie
Where does Madonna keep her real face?
CNY1983
praise her – idolize her – worship her. Im sick to death of her, especially when she throws on that dominatrix bullshit drag. i know shes the greatest mother since mother theresa but does she actually cook anything? does she ever have a moment when she says ” you know, im gonna buy some Ragu and make spaghetti for the kids”. She ought to try that on for size because shes making a fool of herself with every instagram post.
Troyfight
@CNY1983 …what is so sad is that she won’t stop. Her brother’s wretched book about her….was actually perfect about an observation: sycophants around Madonna, which is another reason she goes down this psychotic path.
Polaro
Madonna is often cringeworthy. This was no big deal. Just show the bias against her is still strong with some haters. Clearly, however, Madonna isn’t homophobic or transphobic based on her trailblazing history on these topics.
If you actually listen to Chappelle’s jokes, he isn’t transphobic either. Does he make fun of some trans stuff? Yes. Is it funny? Yes. And that drives woke leftists crazy. They have no sense of humor or reality.
Max
Madonna sure seems to have become really eccentric.
Polaro
Become? LOL. Well, you have a point, she has gone into overdrive.
misterX
All She said was that she was at the show ….how did she make it about herself?
Troyfight
@misterX …..feeling the same. you are right.
Cozmo2
Desperately seeking youth