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 enviornment, with videos from viewers members' cellphones rapidly flooding social media and showing a man seem to run onto the stage and sort out the comic.

Chappelle, whose unapologetic humor has made him a lightning rod for criticism, appeared unscathed by the sudden interruption and later joked (Observe: 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 show 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 man was set upon by multiple individuals onstage instantly after he attacked Chappelle. 

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

While your entire debacle was captured in multiple movies shot by members of the viewers, cellular phone use was formally banned through the efficiency.  

The motivation for the initial assault remained unclear, and there was no rapid 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 person charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and got his ass kicked by a minimum of 10 individuals.

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

Comic Chris Rock was at the show, 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 sharp rebuke late final 12 months from the transgender neighborhood 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 lots of of its personal workers staging a walk-out over what they deemed Chappelle's transphobic jokes.

The comedian later mentioned he'd be comfortable to satisfy with any member of the transgender community, but that he wouldn't be swayed by "anyone's demands" to censor his routine.

"To the transgender community, I am greater than prepared to give you an audience, however you'll not summon me. I'm not bending to anyone's calls for," he instructed an audience in a clip posted to his Instagram. 

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

"If you wanna meet with me, I would be greater than prepared to, but I've situations: First of all, you can not come when you've got not watched my particular from starting to end. You could come to a place of my choosing and a time of my choosing. And thirdly, you will need to admit that Hannah Gadsby just isn't funny."  

The Associated Press contributed reporting.

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