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

Comic Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage Tuesday night time as he carried out at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl arena, with movies from audience members' cellphones quickly flooding social media and exhibiting a man seem to run onto the stage and deal with the comic.

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 incorporates harsh language including 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 person who charged Chappelle being detained outside 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 a number of folks onstage immediately after he attacked Chappelle. 

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

Whereas all the debacle was captured in multiple movies shot by members of the audience, mobile phone use was formally banned in the course of the performance.  

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 information about the incident.

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

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

Comedian Chris Rock was at the show, and jokingly requested 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 12 months from the transgender group 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 special regardless of tons of of its own staff staging a walk-out over what they deemed Chappelle's transphobic jokes.

The comic later mentioned he'd be completely satisfied to satisfy with any member of the transgender neighborhood, however that he wouldn't be swayed by "anyone's demands" to censor his routine.

"To the transgender neighborhood, I am greater than prepared to offer you an audience, however you will not summon me. I am not bending to anybody's demands," he instructed an viewers in a clip posted to his Instagram. 

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

"For those who wanna meet with me, I'd be more than keen to, however I have situations: To start with, you can not come if you have not watched my special from starting to end. You have to come to a place of my choosing and a time of my selecting. And thirdly, you should admit that Hannah Gadsby is just not funny."  

The Associated Press contributed reporting.

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