- The man accused of attacking
Dave Chappelle says he tackled him after being triggered by his jokes. - Isaiah Lee told the New York Post that he identified as bisexual and was offended by the jokes.
The man $4 for tackling Dave Chappelle onstage at the
Despite his actions, Isaiah Lee said he did not want to harm Chappelle, according to the $4 with Lee from the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles.
The 23-year-old was $4 during the $4 on May 3. Police said that Lee was $4.
$4 against Lee, including battery and the possession of a weapon with the intent to
Lee told the Post that he identifies as bisexual, and wanted Chappelle "to know what he said was triggering."
"I wanted him to know that next time, he should consider first running his material by people it could affect," Lee said, per the outlet.
He told the Post he was offended by Chappelle's jokes about the LGBTQ community, and the comedian's references to homelessness.
"I'm also a single dad and my son is five," Lee said, per the outlet. "It's a struggle and I wanted Dave Chappelle to know it's not a joke."
Lee also claimed that he was pummeled and spat on by Chappelle's security, per the Post.
He also told the Post that Chappelle had asked him about his actions backstage. "I told him my mother and grandmother, who fought for his civil rights to be able to speak, would be upset at the things he said," Lee said, per the outlet.
A representative for Chappelle did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Lee is currently $4. He has been accused of stabbing his roommate during a fight at a transitional housing apartment on December 2.
Chappelle has $4 while mocking him and calling him "a homeless guy with leaves in his hair." Following the incident, the comedian's representatives told Insider that Chappelle has $4 of his stand-up performance.