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Dave Chappelle’s Attacker Charged With Assault With Deadly Weapon

During his set at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night, Chappelle, 48, was attacked when an unidentified assailant rushed the stage and tackled the comedian. According to reports from the scene, Chappelle’s entourage, including the likes of Jamie Foxx and Busta Rhymes, quickly intervened and likely prevented Chappelle from suffering any real harm.

law enforcement said the attacker has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon, as police say the man was in possession of a fake semi-automatic pistol that had a very real knife attached to it. Isaiah Lee, 23, was charged for felony assault with a deadly weapon, being held on $30,000 bail.  Though he apparently didn’t use it, he had a replica gun that was equipped with a bayonet-style knife attached to the barrel.

Warren Buffett Says He Wouldn’t Pay $25 For All The Bitcoin In The World

The fourth richest person in the world has long believed and stated that cryptocurrency is basically worthless. This past Saturday, at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting, Buffett once again made it very clear that cryptocurrency like Bitcoin is not on his list of good investment opportunities. In fact, back in 2018, Buffett called Bitcoin “rat poison” and Berkshire Hathaway’s vice chairman Charlie Munger likened investing in cryptocurrencies as “somebody else is trading turds and you decide you can’t be left out.” If you want a break-down of his reasoning, Click here to hear is explanation.

CYCLONES SEASON ENDS IN GAME 7 LOSS TO WALLEYE

The Cyclones fell 4-2 in game seven at the Huntington Center Tuesday night. Click here for the game re-cap. 

The ‘Clones closed out their 72-game campaign with a 36-32-3-1 record.

Flying Pig Marathon Backlash After 6 & 11-Year-Old’s Allowed to Run

The rule to run the Flying Pig is that you have to be 18 years old to participate in the full marathon, 14 years old to run in the half marathon and 12 years old to run in the 10K.  But on Sunday morning, a little boy from Bellevue, Kentucky, who’s only 6 years old completed the full marathon, a 26.2 mile race, with his parents. It took him more than 8.5 hours.

The Flying Pig released a statement Wednesday evening saying: “The Flying Pig Marathon takes the safety and security of all participants very seriously. We receive numerous requests for special accommodations each year and carefully evaluate each one. Our goal is to provide a positive race experience for all participants while supporting them along the course. The Flying Pig Marathon was founded on the idea of hosting a world-class road race experience and will always strive to do so.”

Eight members of the same family were registered together. The 6-year-old boy was the youngest.

An 11-year-old girl also completed the race also finishing in about 8.5 hours.

Race organizers say they plan to enforce age limits moving forward.

No Surprise, The Kim K. Sex Tape Was Not A Leak

Ray J claims Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner partnered with him to release the couple’s infamous 2007 sex tape. “It has never been a leak,” he said in an interview. “It’s always been a deal and a partnership between Kris Jenner and Kim and me.” Ray J said he encouraged Kardashian to release the tape after seeing what Paris Hilton’s sex tape did for her career. “Once I pitched the idea to [Kim], just playing around a little bit, that’s when she jumped on the idea, talked to her mom and it was out of my hands from there,” Ray J insisted. He alleges they gave the tape to Vivid Entertainment, and he and Kardashian signed a contract for 3 tapes — but only one was made public.