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

Comic Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage Tuesday evening as he carried out at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl arena, with videos from audience members' cellphones shortly flooding social media and exhibiting 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 comic and actor Jamie Foxx onstage that he'd taken revenge on his attacker.

Videos posted to Twitter appeared to indicate the one that charged Chappelle being detained outside the venue by police and then loaded into an ambulance with seen accidents.

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

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

Whereas the whole debacle was captured in a number of movies shot by members of the viewers, cellphone use was officially banned in the course of the efficiency.  

The motivation for the preliminary 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 the place a man charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and acquired his ass kicked by not less than 10 people.

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

Comedian Chris Rock was at 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 latest 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 own staff staging a walk-out over what they deemed Chappelle's transphobic jokes.

The comic later mentioned he'd be completely satisfied 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 group, I am more than prepared to present you an audience, but you will not summon me. I'm not bending to anyone's demands," he instructed an viewers in a clip posted to his Instagram. 

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

"When you wanna meet with me, I might be greater than keen to, however I've conditions: First of all, you can't come when you have not watched my special from beginning to finish. You must come to a spot of my choosing and a time of my selecting. And thirdly, you must admit that Hannah Gadsby shouldn't be humorous."  

The Related Press contributed reporting.

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