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

Comic Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage Tuesday night as he performed at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl area, with videos from audience members' cellphones quickly flooding social media and showing a man appear 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 (Be aware: Linked video comprises 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 one who charged Chappelle being detained outdoors the venue by police after which loaded into an ambulance with visible accidents.

Witnesses mentioned — and videos appeared to indicate — that the person was set upon by multiple individuals onstage immediately after he attacked Chappelle. 

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

Whereas the entire debacle was captured in a number of movies shot by members of the viewers, cell phone use was formally 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 got here out of the Hollywood Bowl where a person charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and obtained his ass kicked by at least 10 folks.

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

Comedian Chris Rock was on the show, and jokingly requested 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 year from the transgender neighborhood 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 despite lots of of its own workers staging a walk-out over what they deemed Chappelle's transphobic jokes.

The comic later stated he'd be glad to fulfill with any member of the transgender group, however that he wouldn't be swayed by "anyone's demands" to censor his routine.

"To the transgender group, I'm more than prepared to provide you an audience, however you will not summon me. I'm not bending to anybody's calls for," he instructed an viewers in a clip posted to his Instagram. 

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

"Should you wanna meet with me, I would be more than willing to, but I've conditions: Initially, you cannot come when you've got not watched my particular from beginning to end. You could come to a spot of my choosing and a time of my choosing. And thirdly, you need to admit that Hannah Gadsby just isn't funny."  

The Related Press contributed reporting.

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