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 arena, with videos from viewers members' cellphones quickly flooding social media and displaying a person appear to run onto the stage and deal with the comedian.

Chappelle, whose unapologetic humor has made him a lightning rod for criticism, appeared unscathed by the sudden interruption and later joked (Observe: Linked video accommodates 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 point out the one that charged Chappelle being detained outdoors the venue by police and then loaded into an ambulance with seen injuries.

Witnesses said — and videos appeared to show — that the person was set upon by a number of people onstage instantly after he attacked Chappelle. 

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

While all the debacle was captured in multiple videos shot by members of the audience, cell phone use was formally banned throughout the efficiency.  

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

Just came out of the Hollywood Bowl where a person charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and obtained his ass kicked by a minimum of 10 people.

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

Comedian Chris Rock was on 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 sharp rebuke late final 12 months from the transgender neighborhood for jokes at their expense featured in his newest Netflix particular, "The Closer," which premiered in October.

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

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

"To the transgender neighborhood, I'm greater than prepared to offer you an audience, but you'll not summon me. I'm not bending to anyone's demands," he advised an audience in a clip posted to his Instagram. 

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

"If you happen to wanna meet with me, I might be greater than willing to, however I've situations: First of all, you can't come if in case you have not watched my particular from starting to end. You should come to a place of my choosing and a time of my choosing. And thirdly, you have to admit that Hannah Gadsby is just not funny."  

The Associated Press contributed reporting.

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