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

Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage Tuesday evening as he performed at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl enviornment, with videos from viewers members' cellphones rapidly flooding social media and showing a person 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 (Notice: Linked video contains 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 indicate the person who charged Chappelle being detained outdoors the venue by police and then loaded into an ambulance with visible accidents.

Witnesses said — and movies appeared to indicate — that the person was set upon by a number of folks onstage instantly after he attacked Chappelle. 

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

While the entire debacle was captured in a number of movies shot by members of the audience, cell phone use was formally banned through the efficiency.  

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

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

LAPD and LAFD are actually 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 on the Academy Awards in March.

Chappelle drew a pointy rebuke late last yr from the transgender community 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 special despite hundreds of its own staff staging a walk-out over what they deemed Chappelle's transphobic jokes.

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

"To the transgender neighborhood, I'm greater than willing to present you an audience, however you'll 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 comedian listed three circumstances for any potential meeting, and responded to fellow comedian Hannah Gadsby, who labelled Chapelle's Netflix special "hate speech."

"Should you wanna meet with me, I would be greater than keen to, however I have circumstances: Initially, you can't come in case you have not watched my special from beginning to finish. You should come to a place of my selecting and a time of my selecting. And thirdly, you need to admit that Hannah Gadsby is not humorous."  

The Related Press contributed reporting.

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