Theron helps security guard suffering seizure

Actress Charlize Theron came to the rescue of a security guard who suffered a seizure before the Academy Awards.

The 'Monster' star was heading into the ceremony at the Dolby Theater when a man working at the event fell to the ground, reported E! Online.

Theron rushed to the security guard's aid as another onlooker phoned a doctor.

The 37-year-old actress didn't let the drama affect her appearance at the ceremony - she teamed up with Channing Tatum to perform a ballroom routine while host Seth MacFarlane sang Fred Astaire's 'The Way You Look Tonight'.

"(It was) completely nerve-wracking, but how could I not dance with Channing Tatum? He's so wonderful!
 

"I was sort of tricked into it. I thought it was going to be something smaller, like he (MacFarlane) pulls me up from the audience and we do a little spin. But then he was was like, 'Rehearsals start Monday!'," Theron said of the performance.