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

Comic Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage Tuesday night time as he performed at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl arena, with videos from viewers members' cellphones rapidly flooding social media and showing a person seem to run onto the stage and tackle the comic.

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

Videos posted to Twitter appeared to point out the person who charged Chappelle being detained exterior the venue by police and then loaded into an ambulance with visible accidents.

Witnesses stated — and movies appeared to show — that the man was set upon by multiple folks onstage immediately after he attacked Chappelle. 

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

Whereas all the debacle was captured in multiple movies shot by members of the audience, cell phone use was officially banned through the efficiency.  

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

Just came out of the Hollywood Bowl the place a man charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and acquired his ass kicked by not less than 10 individuals.

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

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

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

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

The comedian later stated he'd be happy to fulfill with any member of the transgender neighborhood, however that he would not be swayed by "anybody's calls for" to censor his routine.

"To the transgender community, I am more than keen to offer you an viewers, but you'll not summon me. I'm not bending to anybody's demands," he instructed an audience in a clip posted to his Instagram. 

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

"Should you wanna meet with me, I would be greater than prepared to, however I've conditions: To start with, you cannot come in case you have not watched my special from starting to finish. You have to come to a place of my selecting and a time of my selecting. And thirdly, you could admit that Hannah Gadsby is not funny."  

The Associated Press contributed reporting.

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