He has mental health issues. chappelle s spokesperson issued a statement saying the comedian s hollywood bowl shows were a huge success and refuses to allow last night s incident to overshadow the magic of this historic moment. while netflix said we care deeply about the safety of creators and strongly defend the right of stand-up comedians to perform on stage without fear of violence. chappelle has been criticized in the past for jokes he has made about the transgender community and he referenced that immediately after the attack. it was a trans man. now there is no evidence at this point that that is true and no evidence to suggest the attack was prompted by anger over his jokes. that is clearly a focus of the ongoing investigation as are the security lapses at the legend tear hollywood bowls.