SANTA FE, N.M. – A man who threw a banana peel at Dave Chappelle during a 2015 performance in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is suing the comedian and a man presumed to be his bodyguard.
Christian Englander's lawsuit filed Friday contends the presumed bodyguard struck Englander twice as he was being restrained.
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Englander, who is white, has said he had no racial motivation when he threw the banana peel at Chappelle, who is black, but was angered by something Chappelle said during the show.
Englander's claim he was assaulted wasn't mentioned in the police report, but his lawyer said it would have been raised if Englander went on trial.
Chappelle's agent, The Gersh Agency, didn't immediately reply to a request for comment.