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 New York City last weekend — but according to sources, he didn’t stomp off in a huff.

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.”