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 area, with movies from viewers members' cellphones quickly flooding social media and showing a person appear to run onto the stage and sort out 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 incorporates harsh language including profanity) with fellow comic 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 outdoors the venue by police and then loaded into an ambulance with seen accidents.

Witnesses said — and videos appeared to show — that the man was set upon by multiple folks onstage instantly after he attacked Chappelle. 

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

Whereas the complete debacle was captured in multiple movies shot by members of the audience, cell phone use was formally banned through the efficiency.  

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

Just got here out of the Hollywood Bowl the place a man charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and obtained his ass kicked by at least 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 pointy rebuke late last yr from the transgender group 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, persevering with 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 comic later mentioned he'd be pleased to meet with any member of the transgender neighborhood, but that he would not be swayed by "anyone's demands" to censor his routine.

"To the transgender group, I'm more than willing to provide you an audience, but you will 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 circumstances for any potential assembly, and responded to fellow comedian Hannah Gadsby, who labelled Chapelle's Netflix particular "hate speech."

"If you happen to wanna meet with me, I might be greater than prepared to, however I have situations: Initially, you can not come when you've got not watched my special from starting to finish. You must come to a spot of my choosing and a time of my selecting. And thirdly, you should admit that Hannah Gadsby will not be funny."  

The Related Press contributed reporting.

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