Dave Chappelle Attacked on Stage During Netflix Is a Joke Festival in Los Angeles

Dave Chappellewas attacked Tuesday night during Netflix Is a Joke Festival.

Several other people sprung into action to help Chappelle, includingChris Rockwho had performed earlier in the night.Jamie Foxxwas also present.

Amid the chaos, Chappelle told audience members: “Everybody compose themselves. I want this to be a peaceful moment.”

Reps for Chappelle and the Hollywood Bowl did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.

Spokespeople from the LAPD confirm to PEOPLE that the suspect, identified as Isaiah Lee, 23, has been charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon. Lee is being held in Los Angeles City Jail on 30,000 bond. It was not immediately clear if he has retained a lawyer.

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Neither Chapelle nor any law enforcement officers were injured. One spokesperson says the weapon was “a replica handgun with a knife,” describing it as a “replica handgun-slash-knife.”

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Footage posted onTwittershow the attacker being removed from the scene on a stretcher.

Smith, who won an Academy Award for Best Actor that night, has since resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hoststhe Oscars.

The Academy alsobanned the actor from attending its eventsfor the next ten years. Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson apologized to Rock in a letter, saying “We want to express our deep gratitude to Mr. Rock for maintaining his composure under extraordinary circumstances.”

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source: people.com