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

Comic Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage Tuesday night as he carried out at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl arena, with videos from viewers members' cellphones quickly flooding social media and exhibiting a person 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 (Notice: Linked video incorporates 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 show the one that charged Chappelle being detained exterior the venue by police after which loaded into an ambulance with seen injuries.

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

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

Whereas your entire debacle was captured in multiple movies shot by members of the viewers, cell phone use was formally banned throughout the performance.  

The motivation for the preliminary assault remained unclear, and there was no fast response from the Los Angeles Police Department to CBS Information' request for details 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 no less than 10 people.

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

Comic Chris Rock was at 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 community 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 tons of of its personal employees staging a walk-out over what they deemed Chappelle's transphobic jokes.

The comic later mentioned he'd be happy 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 group, I am greater than willing to provide you an audience, but you will not summon me. I'm not bending to anybody's demands," he informed an viewers in a clip posted to his Instagram. 

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

"In case you wanna meet with me, I would be more than willing to, but I have conditions: To begin with, you can't come when you've got not watched my special from beginning to finish. You should come to a spot of my selecting and a time of my choosing. And thirdly, you will need to admit that Hannah Gadsby is not funny."  

The Related Press contributed reporting.

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