Halle Berry shares video and jokes after taking a big fall on stage at a charity event: ‘I face planted’

Halle Berry took it in stride after face-planting in front of a large audience at a charity event in Los Angeles. The 56-year-old actress shared a video in which she was seen

taking a major tumble as she walked up to the stage to present an award at the Looking Beyond LA luncheon Friday. "Sometime you bust your a--!," the Academy Award winner wrote in

the caption of the clip on Instagram. Halle Berry poked fun at herself after face-planting on stage at a charity event. (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Champagne Collet & OBC

Wines)"What happened was…. My dear friend @shillahekmatpiano invited me to speak at her charity event celebrating a wonderful organization called @lookingbeyondla that raises

money for children with special needs… then that happened!!!HALLE BERRY SUED BY UFC FIGHTER WHO CLAIMS SHE WAS PROMISED A ROLE IN HER MOVIE 'BRUISED': REPORT"I face planted 🪴

If you can go to lookingbeyondla.com and donate. Children are worth it !"In the clip Berry shared, she made her way to the podium when she tripped over a step and fell facedown on

the stage. As the audience gasped and cried out, the video froze, and a red arrow pointed down at her stiletto boot as she lay on the ground.As the camera zoomed in on Berry's

boot, the sound of a vinyl record scratching could be heard. "Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation," a voiceover said. Boney M.'s 1978 hit

"Rasputin" began to play as the Ohio native was seen falling from different angles in front of the shocked audience in several clips. The video continued as Berry was being helped

up and walking to the podium. She laughed as she held her hand to her forehead as the crowd cheered. "OK, if I see this on the Internet, fans coming for you," Berry said while

smiling and pointing at the audience.Looking Beyond is a charitable organization that supports and raises awareness for children with a range of special needs.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTEROn Friday, Pendulum Therapeutics announced Berry was taking on the role of its chief communications director as well equity owner and investor.

Pendulum Therapuetics is a San Francisco-based biotech company that develops products to help people improve their gut and metabolic health. According to a press release, Berry

will be "collaborate with Pendulum’s executive team on future product development and innovation. " Berry shared a video of her tumble to Instagram Friday. (Jordan

Strauss/Invision/AP)In addition to her new role at Pendulum, Berry also has three upcoming film projects.The "Bruised" director is executive producing and starring in the Netflix