Dave Chappelle told a small crowd how he 'hates this city' during a secret show at a Los Angeles comedy club, where he revealed he spoke to his attacker and joked Chris Rock 'at least got smacked by someone of repute.'
Only two nights after being brutally attacked by Isaiah Lee, 23, at the Hollywood Bowl, Chappelle, 48, hosted a secret $160-a-head show at LA's Comedy Store's secret 70-chair room the Belly Room on Thursday, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In attendance was Kim Kardashian, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, musician Yasiin Bey, and fellow comedian Jeff Ross - all of who were reportedly a part of Chappelle's lineup for his Tuesday show. Chris Rock, who famously got slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars, was also in attendance on Tuesday, and joined the famed jokester on stage on Thursday.
On stage, Chappelle said that he asked police whether he could speak to Lee, who had stormed onto the stage holding a replica gun with a knife attached. Police granted him access to a room where he was being held.
'I needed to talk to him,' Chappelle said on Thursday night.
Chappelle said that the attack was down to Lee's grandmother from Brooklyn, who was forced out of her neighborhood because of gentrification, and the attack was meant to draw attention to the issue.
He joked alongside Rock about their infamous slaps, stating: 'At least you got smacked by someone of repute! I got smacked by a homeless guy with leaves in his hair.' Police have not yet established where Lee lives.
Rock, who was slapped by Will Smith during the Oscars, jokingly responded: 'I got smacked by the softest n***a that ever rapped.'
Dave Chappelle (pictured right on Tuesday) hosted a secret show at LA's Comedy Store's Belly Room on Thursday, with fans reportedly paying $160 a ticket to attend and high-profile celebrities, such as Chris Rock and Kim Kardashian, were also in attendance. The majority of his set death with Tuesday's attack and he revealed he demanded to talk to his attacker
Isaiah Lee, 23, (pictured) attacked Chappelle on Tuesday night at his Hollywood Bowl show. He reportedly told Chappelle when they spoke that he attacked him to bring attention to the gentrification of his grandmother's Brooklyn neighborhood
Smith had brutally smacked Rock after the comedian told a joke about the actor's wife Jada Pinkett-Smith. Rock made a GI Jane jokes, referencing Pinkett-Smith's ongoing battle with alopecia, which caused an uproar across social media and her husband being banned from the academy for 10 years.
Dressed in a baggy tank top and smoking an American Spirits cigarette, Chappelle's set largely focused on Tuesday night's attack. He admitted he couldn't see the man's face but he was able to grip the man's hair during the assault, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Afterward, he said the only
