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 area, with movies from audience members' cellphones shortly flooding social media and showing a person seem to run onto the stage and tackle the comedian.

Chappelle, whose unapologetic humor has made him a lightning rod for criticism, appeared unscathed by the sudden interruption and later joked (Word: 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 indicate the one who charged Chappelle being detained outdoors the venue by police and then loaded into an ambulance with seen accidents.

Witnesses mentioned — and videos appeared to indicate — that the man was set upon by a number of individuals onstage immediately after he attacked Chappelle. 

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

While your complete debacle was captured in a number of movies shot by members of the viewers, cellphone use was officially banned in the course of the efficiency.  

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

Simply came out of the Hollywood Bowl where a person charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and obtained his ass kicked by no less than 10 individuals.

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

Comic 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 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 latest Netflix particular, "The Nearer," which premiered in October.

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

The comedian later said he'd be joyful to satisfy with any member of the transgender group, but that he wouldn't be swayed by "anyone's calls for" to censor his routine.

"To the transgender group, I'm greater than prepared to present you an audience, but you will 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 circumstances for any potential assembly, and responded to fellow comedian Hannah Gadsby, who labelled Chapelle's Netflix particular "hate speech."

"When you wanna meet with me, I might be more than willing to, but I've conditions: Initially, you can not come when you've got not watched my special from beginning to finish. You will need to come to a spot of my selecting and a time of my choosing. And thirdly, it's essential to admit that Hannah Gadsby isn't funny."  

The Related Press contributed reporting.

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