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

Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage Tuesday night time as he carried out at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl enviornment, with videos from audience members' cellphones rapidly flooding social media and showing a man 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 comprises harsh language together with profanity) with fellow comedian and actor Jamie Foxx onstage that he'd taken revenge on his attacker.

Videos posted to Twitter appeared to point out the one that charged Chappelle being detained outside the venue by police after which loaded into an ambulance with seen injuries.

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

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

Whereas the entire debacle was captured in multiple movies shot by members of the viewers, mobile phone use was officially banned throughout the efficiency.  

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

Just came out of the Hollywood Bowl the place a person charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and got his ass kicked by at the very least 10 people.

LAPD and LAFD are actually 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 group 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 lots of of its own workers staging a walk-out over what they deemed Chappelle's transphobic jokes.

The comedian later mentioned he'd be blissful to fulfill with any member of the transgender community, however that he would not be swayed by "anybody's demands" to censor his routine.

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

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

"In case you wanna meet with me, I might be greater than willing to, however I have conditions: Initially, you can't come in case you have not watched my special from starting to end. You have to come to a spot of my selecting and a time of my choosing. And thirdly, you have to admit that Hannah Gadsby is not funny."  

The Associated Press contributed reporting.

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