A source tells PEOPLE that reports that Chris Rock stormed off stage while performing a comedy set at a private venue are untrue, as is the report that he left because children were in the audience. Here's what happened.

Audience members are the ones to blame for Chris Rock prematurely ending his set at billionaire Andrew Pratt’s private holiday party in City last weekend — but according to sources, he didn’t stomp off in a huff.

The Post’s Cindy Adams, who attended the soirée, said Rock “saw something the audience did not” that “upset him.”

Chris Rock wasn’t mad when he walked off stage during a private comedy show, PEOPLE reports. “He didn’t storm off. He did stop performing, but he wasn’t angry,” a source told PEOPLE. “He simply put the mic down and walked away.”

Chris Rock shocked attendees at a billionaire's exclusive holiday party when he abruptly ended his comedy set and "angrily" stormed off stage.

The comedian, 59, was reportedly in the middle of his stand-up set when he saw something in the audience that “upset” him. He then shouted something into the audience before “forcefully” making his way through the crowd to the exit doors,

After gossip blogger Cindy Adams claimed Chris Rock "stormed out" in the middle of his set at billionaire Andrew Pratt's private holiday party in December, a source debunked the rumors. "He didn't storm off.

Superstar comedian Chris Rock shocked attendees at billionaire Anthony Pratt's exclusive holiday party when he abruptly ended his comedy set and "angrily" stormed off stage.

Chris Rock reportedly cut his comedy set short and stormed off stage during billionaire Anthony Pratt’s recent holiday party in Australia. While joking about politics, Rock noticed someone recording him,