Howard Stern slammed the Oscars audience for doing nothing when Chris Rock was slapped by Will Smith after stars came to Dave Chapelle's defense following his on-stage attack in Hollywood.
On Tuesday, 23-year-old Isaiah Lee was arrested after he stormed the stage while Chappelle joked that he'd had to increase his security in light of his trans jokes at the Netflix is a Joke festival.
Lee was armed with a knife stashed inside a gun and made a bee-line for the comedian to tackle him but Chappelle swerved the attack and was unharmed.
On Wednesday Howard Stern (pictured) pointed out how different of a reaction famous audience members had to Chapelle's attack compared to Rock's Oscar slap
Dave Chappelle was last night attacked on stage while filming a Netflix special in Los Angeles
Longtime comedian Stern commented on the attack during his Wednesday show, saying he has been fearful for a while about doing live shows because 'people are getting nuttier and nuttier and they're going to use these opportunities to attack people,'
Stern and his co-host Robin Quivers discussed how comedians are now on high alert following Will Smith's attack on Chris Rock during this year's Oscar ceremony.
But according to Stern comedians tend to out their guard down when on stage because they are concentrating on their sets and aren't aware of whether or not people getting close to them.
'When you're doing your job and you're in the zone, you're hyper-focused on it. So being on stage is really weird cause you're not- you can't sit there and go 'I hope no one from the f***ing audience comes up,' he said.
But then Stern got upset when he pointed out how different of a reaction famous audience members had to Chapelle's attack compared to Rock's.
Following his attack on Chapelle, Lee was tackled and beaten up by security guards, Chapelle himself and actor Jamie Foxx even helped.
'Unlike the Academy Awards, Jamie Foxx came running out on stage and helped Dave Chappelle,' Stern said. 'Now here's the point I want to make about this and how fucked up Hollywood is. Some people in the audience at the Academy Awards still should be very ashamed of themselves. I hope they are.'
Stern pointed out that unlike Chapelle's attacker, Smith was coddled and minutes later was able to get on stage and accept an award.
'This guy jumped up on stage and attacked Dave Chappelle. As soon as that happened, did they let him go back to his seat and laugh and sit next to his wife and then give them an award? No! They took him back stage, they broke his arms and hands so bad,' Stern said.
Isaiah Lee, 23, is removed on a gurney and in handcuffs after trying to attack Dave Chappelle at his show in Hollywood on Tuesday night
Chris Rock, who performed later in the event last night and was similarly subjected to a violent outburst on stage at the Oscars in March, came on stage and joked:
