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 viewers members' cellphones rapidly flooding social media and exhibiting a person seem to run onto the stage and tackle 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 contains 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 indicate the one who charged Chappelle being detained exterior the venue by police after which loaded into an ambulance with visible accidents.

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

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

While the complete debacle was captured in multiple movies shot by members of the viewers, cellular phone use was officially banned in the course of the efficiency.  

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

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

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

Comedian Chris Rock was on 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 yr from the transgender community for jokes at their expense featured in his newest Netflix particular, "The Nearer," which premiered in October.

Netflix stood by the Washington D.C. native, continuing to air the particular regardless of a whole lot of its personal staff staging a walk-out over what they deemed Chappelle's transphobic jokes.

The comic later said he'd be joyful to fulfill with any member of the transgender neighborhood, however that he would not be swayed by "anybody's demands" to censor his routine.

"To the transgender community, I am more than prepared to provide you an audience, but you'll not summon me. I'm not bending to anybody's calls for," he instructed an audience in a clip posted to his Instagram. 

The 48-year-old comic listed three conditions for any potential meeting, 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 have conditions: Initially, you can not come in case you have not watched my particular from starting to end. You have 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 humorous."  

The Associated Press contributed reporting.

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