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

Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage Tuesday evening as he performed at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl arena, with videos from viewers members' cellphones quickly flooding social media and showing a man seem to run onto the stage and tackle the comedian.

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

Movies posted to Twitter appeared to indicate the person who charged Chappelle being detained exterior the venue by police after which loaded into an ambulance with visible accidents.

Witnesses mentioned — and videos appeared to point out — that the person was set upon by a number of folks onstage instantly after he attacked Chappelle. 

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

While all the debacle was captured in multiple movies shot by members of the viewers, cellular phone use was officially banned through the performance.  

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

Just got here out of the Hollywood Bowl where a man charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and acquired his ass kicked by no less than 10 individuals.

LAPD and LAFD at the moment are 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 last yr from the transgender community for jokes at their expense featured in his newest Netflix particular, "The Closer," which premiered in October.

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

The comic later mentioned he'd be happy to satisfy with any member of the transgender community, but that he would not be swayed by "anyone's calls for" to censor his routine.

"To the transgender community, I'm more than keen to present you an viewers, but you will not summon me. I am not bending to anyone's demands," he advised an viewers in a clip posted to his Instagram. 

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

"Should you wanna meet with me, I would be more than prepared to, but I've circumstances: Initially, you can't come when you have not watched my special from beginning to end. You have to come to a place of my selecting and a time of my selecting. And thirdly, you need to admit that Hannah Gadsby is not funny."  

The Related Press contributed reporting.

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