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

Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage Tuesday night time as he performed at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl arena, with movies from audience members' cellphones rapidly flooding social media and displaying a man appear 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 (Observe: Linked video accommodates harsh language including profanity) with fellow comedian 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 outdoors the venue by police after which loaded into an ambulance with visible injuries.

Witnesses stated — and videos appeared to indicate — that the man was set upon by multiple individuals onstage instantly after he attacked Chappelle. 

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

Whereas all the debacle was captured in multiple videos shot by members of the viewers, 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.

Simply got here out of the Hollywood Bowl where a man charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and bought his ass kicked by at the very least 10 individuals.

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

Comedian Chris Rock was on the show, 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 12 months 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 regardless of hundreds of its own workers staging a walk-out over what they deemed Chappelle's transphobic jokes.

The comedian later stated he'd be completely happy to meet with any member of the transgender neighborhood, but that he would not be swayed by "anyone's demands" to censor his routine.

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

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

"In the event you wanna meet with me, I would be more than prepared to, but I've situations: First of all, you can not come you probably have not watched my special from starting to end. You could come to a place of my choosing and a time of my selecting. And thirdly, you need to admit that Hannah Gadsby is just not funny."  

The Related Press contributed reporting.

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