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

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

Chappelle, whose unapologetic humor has made him a lightning rod for criticism, appeared unscathed by the sudden interruption and later joked (Note: 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 outside the venue by police after which loaded into an ambulance with seen accidents.

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

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

Whereas your entire debacle was captured in a number of videos shot by members of the audience, cell phone use was officially banned throughout the efficiency.  

The motivation for the preliminary assault remained unclear, and there was no immediate 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 man charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and bought his ass kicked by no less than 10 folks.

LAPD and LAFD are now 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 on the Academy Awards in March.

Chappelle drew a pointy rebuke late final 12 months 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 particular despite hundreds of its personal workers staging a walk-out over what they deemed Chappelle's transphobic jokes.

The comic later said he'd be comfortable to satisfy with any member of the transgender group, however that he wouldn't be swayed by "anybody's demands" to censor his routine.

"To the transgender group, I am greater than keen to give you an audience, however you will not summon me. I'm not bending to anyone's calls for," he told 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 comic Hannah Gadsby, who labelled Chapelle's Netflix special "hate speech."

"If you wanna meet with me, I might be greater than willing to, but I have conditions: First of all, you cannot come when you have not watched my particular from starting to finish. You could come to a spot of my selecting and a time of my choosing. And thirdly, you need to admit that Hannah Gadsby will not be humorous."  

The Associated Press contributed reporting.

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