2000 : At the 2000 Video Music Awards , Limp Bizkit won the award for Best Rock Video . As vocalist Fred Durst spoke , Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford climbed onto the scaffolding of the set . Durst egged Commerford on , saying " Stage dive , dude " and " Take a dive , " finally ending his speech with " and Commerford 's a pussy 'cause he wo n't jump . " Commerford and his bodyguard were sentenced to a night in jail . RATM vocalist Zack de la Rocha reportedly left the awards after Commerford 's stunt . RATM guitarist Tom Morello recalled that Commerford related his plan to the rest of the band before the show , and that both de la Rocha and Morello advised him against it immediately after Bizkit was presented the award
2000 Video Music Awards
2000 MTV Video Music Awards
MTV Video Music Award