Like a True Action Star, The Rock Was Ready to Leap Over Meryl Streep During the Oscars’ Epic Fail

On Sunday, presenters at the Oscars ceremony mistakenly announced La La Land had won Best Picture, before realizing it and giving the statue to Moonlight.

😂 You can literally see my wheels spinnin' on whether or not I should hit the stage and take down an Oscars producer who I thought went rogue and was trying to sabotage our final moment of the night as La La Land was accepting for Best Picture. Seconds before this I saw out of the corner of my eye, the producer saying loudly, "NO IT'S MOONLIGHT, the winner is MOONLIGHT!" as he walked up onto the stage. When he walked on stage, I remember sitting up and saying to @laurenhashianofficial, "What the f*cks he doing?". She grabbed my arm and said, "Oh my God, they made a mistake". The rest was history. In crazy moments like that, we need leaders to step up and take charge... I give La La Land producer, Jordan Horowitz much respect for stepping up to the mic and calling the Moonlight filmmakers and actors to the stage to accept their award. Thankfully, Jordan gave us the clarity we needed, because as much as I love and adore Meryl, I was willing to rumble over her to take down the producer going rogue. 😂 No business like show business. #Oscars #ThatLook #MattDamonWasReadyToGoBourne #IWasReadyToGoHobbs #LetsDoThis

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On Instagram, the Rock explained what was going on in his head during the chaotic moment and said that he considered rushing the stage to tackle a rogue Oscars producer. He said, “I [thought] an Oscars producer … was trying to sabotage our final moment.”

Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed when La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz clarified the mistake.

The Rock continued on Instagram, writing, “In crazy moments like that, we need leaders to step up and take charge.” In the heat of the moment, though, the star considered leaping over the front row, despite the possibility of some high-profile collateral damage.

He concluded, “As much as I love and adore Meryl [Streep], I was willing to rumble over her to take down the producer going rogue.”