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

Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage Tuesday evening as he carried out at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl enviornment, with movies from audience members' cellphones rapidly flooding social media and exhibiting a person appear 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 (Be aware: Linked video comprises 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 accidents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Comedian Chris Rock was at the present, 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 last year 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, continuing to air the particular regardless of hundreds of its own workers staging a walk-out over what they deemed Chappelle's transphobic jokes.

The comedian later mentioned he'd be glad to meet with any member of the transgender group, however that he wouldn't be swayed by "anybody's demands" to censor his routine.

"To the transgender community, I am greater than willing to give you an viewers, but you'll not summon me. I am not bending to anyone's demands," he told an audience in a clip posted to his Instagram. 

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

"For those who wanna meet with me, I might be more than prepared to, but I've circumstances: To start with, you cannot come when you have not watched my special from starting to end. It's essential to come to a place of my choosing and a time of my choosing. And thirdly, it's essential to admit that Hannah Gadsby is not humorous."  

The Associated Press contributed reporting.

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