Comedian Tehran von Gasry said he desperately tried to warn security guards about Dave Chapel’s alleged attacker after sneaking into the VIP area, but security guards “fired” him.
“Not only was I there, I was right there,” Gasry told TMZ about his VIP spot on the Hollywood Bowl show on Tuesday night.
“The attacker actually slid right next to me and headed for the stage,” he said, seeing 23-year-old rapper Isaiah Lee suspiciously enter the VIP area full of A-listers.
“I tried to warn the guards, but they somehow fired me, as if they didn’t pay attention,” he said.
“I tried to warn, like, ‘Hey, this guy jumped the barrier and you probably have to keep an eye on him,'” he told the videographer.
Dave Chapel was on stage for his show Monday night. AFP via Getty Images
“Within 30 seconds of that, this man went on stage and ran away – he jumped on stage and ran to Chappelle, and he didn’t even have time to react,” he recalled.
Gasry also said he feared the world could “lose the institution of comedy” if Lee – who police say had a pistol-shaped knife – did not stumble while claiming to have threw to Chappelle.
“Honestly, if the striker hadn’t been clumsy and Dave Chapel hadn’t developed, that could have been really bad,” he said.
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“This man was going to reach into his bag and we were going to lose the institution of comedy. Chappelle is the GOAT, “he said, using the acronym” Greatest of All Time. “
“We will not cry for the striker – we will probably cry from the loss of Dave Chapel. So, thank God, it didn’t get any worse. “
Gasri praised Chappelle’s own security and management for being “on him” and immediately jumped into action to deal with the suspect – who was seen with a broken arm and a beaten face when taken to an ambulance.
It is alleged that Lee stormed the scene with a fake gun concealing a knife.AP
Chapel, 48, boasted to audiences that he had “just stepped behind the scenes,” and later said he praised his celebrity friends for their help.
“I felt good that my friends broke his arm. I felt good. How bad it must be that John Stewart will trample him! Chapel reportedly said later.
The attack sparked further outrage on Thursday when the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office said the attack in front of the camera was not grounds for criminal charges.
“Not only was I there, I was right there,” Tehran von Gasri told TMZ.Getty Images
Instead, Lee was charged with four offenses: one for striking, one for possessing a deadly weapon with intent to attack, another for unauthorized access to the stage area during a performance, and a fourth for performing an action that delays or interferes with the event. of contractor.
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