Real reason Chris Rock 'stormed off' stage at billionaire's holiday party

Chris Rock refused to continue his surprise comedy set at a billionaire's holiday party after he spotted children in the audience and did not feel comfortable exposing them to his crude content.

The comedian, 59, baffled VIP partygoers when he reportedly 'stormed out' just minutes after he took the stage at executive chairman Anthony Pratt's winter shindig this weekend, with some claiming he was angry at being filmed.

Now, sources have told DailyMail.com that Rock - who is the father of daughters, Lola, 22, and Zahra, 20 – was unaware that there would be children in attendance.

‘Chris did leave the stage that night,' an insider told DailyMail.com. 'His routine was not suitable for children.

‘Coupled with the fact that people were filming when it was agreed that it would not be recorded led to his decision to end the performance.'

They continued: ‘But he did not storm out nor did he disrespect anyone. He simply decided to end this because it was not the content he believed children should be exposed to.’

Rock, who will host SNL this weekend, kicked off his set with a joke about the political climate in the U.S.

'Our new push will be outer space. We'll put all the Mexicans on the rockets,' he joked.

But it was claimed he then 'saw something like he wasn't supposed to be taped, videoed, reported or whatever else wasn't supposed to happen' before abruptly ending his 'very short set,' according to gossip columnist Cindy Adams of the New York Post.

She recalled how he 'didn't complain, didn't explain, didn't do one more minute' before leaving.

He was 'barreling quickly, forcefully, through people to the exit doors.'

Rock’s standup routines often contain curse words and other derogatory and offensive language.

His most recent Netflix show, Selective Outrage, comes with the following disclaimer: ‘Chris Rock’s Netflix comedy special is not appropriate or suitable for children or family viewing due to inappropriate and sexually explicit language. Viewer discretion advised.’

It features him telling parents: ‘Stop telling our kids that they are special.

‘They may be special to you, but not to me. I don’t play that s**t. 

'Every day before my kids leave for school, I get them at the door and say, "Lola and Zahra check this out. As soon as you leave this door, no one gives a f**k about you."'

In a separate skit from the show, Rock spoke about relationships and why they sometimes don’t last.

He said: ‘People always like, “When we got together it was so much fun, but then problems arose.” No, they didn’t. Nothing arose. Every problem you had today you had when you met.

‘But you were f*****g so you forgave. You knew he didn’t do dishes. But he gave you good s**t! You knew she couldn’t cook, but she licked your b***s.'

This weekend's incident comes after Rock came under scrutiny for a chilling joke he made about Sean 'Diddy' Combs teaching kids 'wrong from wronger.'

The joke, from the 2003 VMAs, resurfaced on TikTok in the wake of the explosive allegations against Combs.

Rock, who revealed he was diagnosed with a nonverbal learning disorder in 2020, told the audience: 'My favorite show on MTV is Making the Band with P Diddy. 

'It's the best show on television because you get to see Puff Daddy being a mentor to the children. 

'And who better than Puff Daddy to show the kids wrong from wronger? That's right, you get to see Puff Daddy pass down great fatherly advice.'

Rock, who was famously slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars in 2022, wasn't the only celebrity hired for last weekend's soirée. 

Pratt, executive chairman of Pratt Industries, invited comedian Wali Collins and country singer Keith Urban to perform.