Did Aubrey Plaza pull a Kanye West

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USA TODAY - It looked like a set-up gag when it happened.

Parks and Recreation star Aubrey Plaza stepped onstage while Will Ferrell was accepting his MTV Golden Popcorn Comedic Genius trophy.

She had #The To Do List, the name of her new movie, written on her chest. Ferrell, who was dressed in a suit made of dollar-bill fabric, had just been speaking of his dreams to make people laugh and "dress like Dennis Rodman," in his acceptance speech.

A barefoot Plaza, carrying a drink, walked up on stage and tried to take the trophy. But Ferrell wouldn't let it go, so the actress, who said nothing, put her head down and scurried back to her seat in the front row, where she spilled her drink and then sat there.

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"Aubrey Plaza, everyone," Ferrell said, of the awkward moment. "Just like we rehearsed it. Perfect, it was perfect. Not too long, not too ! short. Ri! ght on the money."

The whole thing had a feel of a stunt, but tweets flew about Plaza "pulling a Kanye" on Ferrell. MTV News reports that producers said the moment was not scripted and Plaza was asked to leave the show soon after she returned to her seat.

Backstage, Ferrell told MTV, "I think she wanted to tell me something important, but there was no message. It was just a lot of hot liquor breath. And, then, and a little bit of sweat. And then she ran away. But the ship sailed on."

Tweeted Aubrey long after the show was over: "thanks for the advice @kanyewest went better than planned!"

(Copyright 2013 USA TODAY)