Kevin Hart reacts to Dave Chappelle’s onstage attack, saying it was “needed to happen”

Kevin Hart cleared the air in a recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel Live!, condemning Dave Chappelle’s assailant.

In an interview with guest host Mike Birbiglia on the most recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kevin Hart expressed his thoughts on Dave Chappelle being tackled on stage. For those unaware, Dave Chapelle was attacked on stage by a male audience member while doing his comic set at the Netflix Is A Joke Festival in Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday.

During the interview, Birbiglia brought up the Chappelle incident and noted how “scary” the situation would have been, to which Hart replied, “Somebody got on stage and got their a** whooped… not scary.” Hart went on and pointed out, “It’s one of those things that need to happen though.” While the host got Hart’s statement a bit twisted, the star entertainer explained as he asked Birbiglia, “Do you want people to continue to think they can cross that line?” Upon his clarification, Mike understood that Hart and he were indeed on the same side.

Meanwhile, according to Hart, “I think that the world that we’re in right now. There are a lot of lines that have gotten blurred. And sometimes you got to take a couple steps backwards to take some steps forwards. I think that moment that we just witnessed with Dave is like foggy-ing up a bigger moment.” Hart praised Chapelle for returning to the stage and completed his set, citing Chappelle’s record-breaking four-day festival sales. “Didn’t let that thing be a big thing. Quickly moved on from it and got back to doing comedy. And that’s what a professional does. Ultimately, you know, these moments of unprofessionalism should not break professionals,” According to ET Canada, Hart stated.

Hart remarked, “I think it’s time to get back to a place of respect for your live entertainer.”

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