Accused Dave Chappelle attacker Isaiah Lee reveals why he tackled comedian - New York Post

The Los Angeles man accused of attacking Dave Chappelle said he was “triggered” by the comedian’s jokes about the LGBTQ community and homelessness — as he insisted he never wanted to harm the funnyman.

“I identify as bisexual … and I wanted him to know what he said was triggering,” Lee said Saturday at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, dressed in brown jail garb and sporting a sling on his broken right arm.

Lee said he expected to have a “good time” at the May 3 “Netflix is a Joke” show — but he grew angry and frustrated as Chappelle joked about his prior controversies with the LGBTQ community, as well as homelessness.

“It’s a struggle and I wanted Dave Chappelle to know it’s not a joke.”.

Lee admitted that he was carrying a replica handgun with a retractable knife inside the night of the alleged attack — but claimed he didn’t have the weapon out when he charged the stage.

The victim in that case identified Lee as his alleged attacker when the Chappelle incident went viral, prosecutors said.

Still, he said he doesn’t regret what happened because he saw it as an opportunity to speak out about homelessness, LGBTQ rights and child sex abuse that oftentimes serve as fodder for comedians.

“A lot of the LGBTQ community doesn’t know DaBaby’s history.

After the alleged attack, Lee said Chappelle asked him backstage at the Hollywood Bowl why he did it