Dave Chappelle attacked onstage at L.A.’s Hollywood Bowl

Comic Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage Tuesday night time as he carried out at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl enviornment, with videos from audience members' cellphones rapidly flooding social media and showing a man seem to run onto the stage and deal with the comedian.

Chappelle, whose unapologetic humor has made him a lightning rod for criticism, appeared unscathed by the sudden interruption and later joked (Note: Linked video incorporates harsh language together with profanity) with fellow comedian and actor Jamie Foxx onstage that he'd taken revenge on his attacker.

Movies posted to Twitter appeared to indicate the one who charged Chappelle being detained outdoors the venue by police after which loaded into an ambulance with seen injuries.

Witnesses mentioned — and movies appeared to show — that the man was set upon by a number of individuals onstage immediately after he attacked Chappelle. 

The idiot getting overwhelmed down after attacking Dave Chappelle at Hollywood Bowl pic.twitter.com/Ft0FIUyjWv

While your entire debacle was captured in multiple videos shot by members of the viewers, cellphone use was officially banned during the efficiency.  

The motivation for the initial attack remained unclear, and there was no rapid response from the Los Angeles Police Division to CBS News' request for details about the incident.

Just came out of the Hollywood Bowl where a person charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and acquired his ass kicked by at the very least 10 folks.

LAPD and LAFD are now loading him into an ambulance pic.twitter.com/7SXPe9e8az

Comic Chris Rock was on the present, and jokingly requested if the attacker was Will Smith — who made headlines by bounding up on stage and slapping Rock on the Academy Awards in March.

Chappelle drew a sharp rebuke late final yr from the transgender group for jokes at their expense featured in his newest Netflix special, "The Nearer," which premiered in October.

Netflix stood by the Washington D.C. native, continuing to air the special regardless of lots of of its personal staff staging a walk-out over what they deemed Chappelle's transphobic jokes.

The comedian later stated he'd be glad to meet with any member of the transgender neighborhood, but that he wouldn't be swayed by "anyone's calls for" to censor his routine.

"To the transgender neighborhood, I'm more than prepared to present you an viewers, however you'll not summon me. I'm not bending to anyone's calls for," he informed an audience in a clip posted to his Instagram. 

The 48-year-old comic listed three situations for any potential meeting, and responded to fellow comic Hannah Gadsby, who labelled Chapelle's Netflix special "hate speech."

"Should you wanna meet with me, I might be greater than willing to, but I have circumstances: To begin with, you cannot come when you've got not watched my particular from beginning to end. You need to come to a place of my selecting and a time of my choosing. And thirdly, you must admit that Hannah Gadsby shouldn't be humorous."  

The Related Press contributed reporting.

Tucker Reals is the CBSNews.com international editor, based mostly on the CBS News London bureau.