Jamie Foxx and Busta Rhymes are getting their flowers on social media after allegedly giving a beatdown to the man who attacked Dave Chappelle on stage while the comedian was performing on Monday at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Some are calling the response “a legendary ass-whooping.”
Son can you imagine being jumped by Busta Rhymes, Jamie Foxx, a couple 275+ lbs security, AND Dave Chappelle. That’s a legendary ass whopping! That’s like going into a black barbershop and getting jumped by all the ppl in the pictures on the wall
— Wolf Fang Fudd (@FlashFudd) May 4, 2022
According to TMZ, both Busta Rhymes and Foxx helped fight off the attacker the night of the show.
The comedian later acknowledged his friends for intervening on his behalf.
“I felt good my friends broke his arm. I felt good, how bad does a n***a have to be that Jon Stewart would stomp him!” the comedian said, TMZ reports.
Nobody:
The guy that bum rushed Dave Chappelle: pic.twitter.com/uvImQ0tkQp
— ₮Ø₦ɆⱤ (@tonerrr_) May 4, 2022
This how they did the dude that attacked Dave Chappelle pic.twitter.com/X50xloUi5I
— Luigi Stromboli (@J_Squit) May 4, 2022
I was actually here for this and bro got stomped out 😭😭https://t.co/K0sZUSwq9O
— Go D Usopp (@NeverMissUsopp) May 4, 2022
Dude who attacked Dave Chappelle really ended his night looking like this😭😭 pic.twitter.com/jFuAVIuWHX
— Chrisimmons03 (@chrisimmons03) May 4, 2022
Dude who attacked Dave Chappelle on stage provides the perfect visual representation of ‘fuck around and find out’ pic.twitter.com/GjsPLNqHqj
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) May 4, 2022
The internet also reflected on seeing Foxx and Busta fight off the attacker.
I mean Jamie Foxx was just in one of the biggest movies of all time. The attacker was probably like " O Hell no. i'm getting my ass beat by Electro now?"
— Willy EscO (@WillyEscoDL) May 5, 2022
Jamie probably hit him and said “I’ll rock your world” and the guy had no idea how funny it was
— Growling Mean & Angry (@KFLewis) May 5, 2022
Well now he understands “break ya neck”
— Zachary Hunt (@ItsZachree) May 4, 2022
As it turned out, people witnessed something they weren’t expecting to see when they attended Chappelle’s comedy show.
Some dude tackled Dave Chappelle and the next thing he seen was Jamie Foxx, Busta Rhymes, and Mos Def stomping him out. Lmao this was the greatest night of Comedy.
— Young Dinosaur (@NhiBeonit) May 4, 2022
Imagine getting jumped and looking up thinking, “Is that Jamie Foxx???” and then you catch an elbow from Busta Rhymes pic.twitter.com/dzR1TjNLNI
— Herbo (@ManLikeGinola) May 4, 2022
In a video, Chappelle was seen thanking his friends for protecting him, according to the BBC.
“Whenever you’re in trouble, Jamie Foxx will show up in a sheriff’s hat,” Chappelle said.
The comedian’s spokesperson also credited Chris Rock and Foxx for helping to “calm the crowd.”
While fans are now laughing about the incident, there was serious concern when the attacker stormed the stage.
“A famous comedian was performing at the Hollywood Bowl and when he finished his act a male jumped on to the stage and tackled the celebrity,” police said. “The suspect produced a replica handgun and pointed the item at the victim. He was taken into custody and was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.”
Police have identified the suspect as 23-year-old Isaiah Lee.
