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

Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage Tuesday night time as he performed at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl arena, with movies from viewers members' cellphones shortly flooding social media and displaying a man appear 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 (Notice: Linked video comprises 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 show the one that charged Chappelle being detained exterior the venue by police after which loaded into an ambulance with seen accidents.

Witnesses said — and videos appeared to point out — that the person was set upon by a number of 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 whole debacle was captured in multiple videos shot by members of the viewers, cellular phone use was officially banned in the course of the efficiency.  

The motivation for the preliminary attack remained unclear, and there was no rapid response from the Los Angeles Police Department to CBS News' 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 bought his ass kicked by not less than 10 people.

LAPD and LAFD at the moment are 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 at the Academy Awards in March.

Chappelle drew a sharp rebuke late final year 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, persevering with to air the particular regardless of hundreds of its personal employees staging a walk-out over what they deemed Chappelle's transphobic jokes.

The comic later said he'd be joyful to satisfy with any member of the transgender group, but that he would not be swayed by "anyone's demands" to censor his routine.

"To the transgender group, I am more than prepared to provide you an viewers, however you'll not summon me. I am not bending to anybody's demands," he advised an audience in a clip posted to his Instagram. 

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

"If you happen to wanna meet with me, I would be greater than prepared to, however I have conditions: Initially, you cannot come when you have not watched my special from starting to end. You should come to a spot of my choosing and a time of my choosing. And thirdly, you will need to admit that Hannah Gadsby is not humorous."  

The Related Press contributed reporting.

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