There’s a reason Slim Shady didn’t stand up.
Bruno’s rear-landing on rapper Eminem during Sunday night’s MTV Movie Awards appears to have been staged.
“There’s no way it was an accident,” an industry insider who was seated a few rows in front of Eminem tells TVGuide.com.
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“You don’t let two stars collide without a detailed plan.”
Sacha Baron Cohen, clad in feathery white wings and a jockstrap, flew in on a wire for his entrance as alter-ego Bruno, the flamboyantly gay character birthed on HBO’s “Da Ali G Show.”
After bumping into an overhead speaker, Cohen flipped upside down and quickly descended from the sky until crashing into Eminem’s lap.
Legs spread in a straddling position, Cohen’s bare butt landed only inches away from the “We Made You” singer’s face.
“Are you f—ing serious? Get this mother f—er off me,” Eminem said before storming off, entourage in tow.
The “8 Mile” star, who has been branded a homophobe in the past, was wearing a live microphone throughout the entire incident.
Scott Aukerman, the head writer for the MTV Movie Awards, confirmed that the stunt was planned in a blog post this afternoon.
“Yes, the Bruno/Eminem incident was staged,” he wrote. “That’s all anyone wants to talk about, so lets get it out of the way. They rehearsed it at dress and yes, it went as far as it did on the live show then.”
Eminem, who often slams celebrities in his own music, recently made a comeback with the release of his recent CD, “Relapse.”
Ratings for the show nearly doubled over last year’s Movie Awards.