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

Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage Tuesday evening as he performed at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl arena, with movies from audience members' cellphones shortly 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 (Notice: Linked video accommodates harsh language together with profanity) with fellow comedian and actor Jamie Foxx onstage that he'd taken revenge on his attacker.

Movies posted to Twitter appeared to show the person who charged Chappelle being detained outdoors the venue by police after which loaded into an ambulance with visible injuries.

Witnesses said — and videos appeared to show — that the man 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 all the debacle was captured in multiple movies shot by members of the audience, cellular phone use was formally banned during the efficiency.  

The motivation for the initial assault remained unclear, and there was no fast response from the Los Angeles Police Division to CBS News' request for details about the incident.

Just came out of the Hollywood Bowl the place a man charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and bought 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 on the present, 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 pointy rebuke late final 12 months from the transgender neighborhood for jokes at their expense featured in his latest Netflix particular, "The Closer," which premiered in October.

Netflix stood by the Washington D.C. native, persevering with to air the special regardless of hundreds of its personal employees staging a walk-out over what they deemed Chappelle's transphobic jokes.

The comedian later mentioned he'd be joyful to meet 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 community, I'm greater than keen to provide you an audience, but you will not summon me. I am not bending to anyone's demands," he informed an viewers in a clip posted to his Instagram. 

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

"If you happen to wanna meet with me, I'd be greater than prepared to, but I have situations: Initially, you cannot come if you have not watched my particular from beginning to finish. You need to come to a spot of my selecting 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 overseas editor, based mostly at the CBS Information London bureau.