The infamous oscars slap. last night, chris rock was also performing, soon by chappelle s side, making reference, cutting the tension. was that will smith? reporter: so, still unclear why this happened and maybe more importantly, how this happened. it felt like an eternity before the security got there and, you know, intervened. in actuality, i m sure it was just a few seconds, but it was a very charged moment and everybody there were gasps, screams. reporter: also still unclear, how this suspect could have gotten a knife into the hollywood bowl through past the metal detection, particularly with so many high profile performers and guests in attendance. also ironic that earlier in his set, chappelle was joking about having to increase security at his home after somebody was hanging around on the street and shouting at him.
Place just about a mile away from another recent on-stage attack on a comedian. the infamous oscars slap. last night, chris rock was also performing, soon by chappelle s side, making reference, cutting the tension. was that will smith? reporter: so, still unclear why this happened and maybe more importantly, how this happened. it felt like an eternity before the security got there and, you know, intervened. in actuality, i m sure it was just a few seconds, but it was a very charged moment and everybody there were gasps, screams. reporter: also still unclear, how this suspect could have gotten a knife into the hollywood bowl through past the metal detention, particularly with so many high profile performers and guests in attendance. also ironic that earlier in his set, chappelle was joking about having to increase security at
Place about a mile away from another recent on-stage attack on a comedian, the infamous oscar slap. last night, chris rock was also performing. soon by dave chappelle s side, making reference, cutting the tension. was that will smith? reporter: so still unclear why this happened and maybe more importantly, how this happened. it felt like an eternity before the security got there and, you know, intervened. in actuality, i m sure it was just a few seconds. but it was a very charged moment, and everybody, there were gasps, screams. reporter: it s also still unclear how this suspect could gotten a knife into the hollywood bowl through the metal detectors, particularly with so many high profile performers and