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

Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage Tuesday night as he carried out at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl area, with movies from audience members' cellphones quickly flooding social media and displaying 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 (Note: Linked video comprises harsh language including 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 who charged Chappelle being detained exterior the venue by police and then loaded into an ambulance with seen injuries.

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

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

Whereas your entire debacle was captured in a number of videos shot by members of the audience, cell phone use was officially banned through the efficiency.  

The motivation for the preliminary attack remained unclear, and there was no instant response from the Los Angeles Police Department to CBS News' request for information about the incident.

Simply came out of the Hollywood Bowl the place a person charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and received his ass kicked by not less than 10 individuals.

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

Comedian Chris Rock was at the show, 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 last 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, persevering with to air the particular despite lots of of its personal staff staging a walk-out over what they deemed Chappelle's transphobic jokes.

The comedian later stated he'd be happy 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 group, I'm more than willing to offer you an audience, however you'll not summon me. I am not bending to anybody's demands," he told an viewers in a clip posted to his Instagram. 

The 48-year-old comic listed three situations 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'd be greater than prepared to, however I've situations: First of all, you cannot come in case you have 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 must admit that Hannah Gadsby is just not humorous."  

The Related Press contributed reporting.

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