Kari Lake was booted from Arizona town hall audience before Hobbs took the stage

Republican Kari Lake tried to make it happen at a candidate town hall that organizers say she disrupted.

The event, which was taped Monday and airs at 7 p.m., was agreed upon. The candidates were not supposed to be on stage at the same time.

Lake was sitting in the front row of the stage, facing her opponent.

Lake was supposed to be in a hold room under the rules, but organizers refused to give NBC News a copy of the rules. Lake said that she didn't know about that rule and that she should debate her. The man didn't.

Lake left behind Eduardo Verstegui after a few minutes.

A Mexican telenovela star was brought byKari Lake. The event was co-sponsored by the state and national Hispanic Chambers of Commerce.

The account of five witnesses, including representatives from both campaigns, as well as video provided by Lake's campaign that showed the Republican pleading her case with moderator Len Krauze, a Univision News anchor, and event producer Mary Rabago matched the account of five witnesses, including representatives from

Lake's actions seemed to work because the Democrat gave an inconsistent performance in his view.

The woman rattled her opponent. She was very large than life. People who think she was there to follow all the rules don't know the person.

Lake is a former local TV anchor who is also the elected secretary of state in Arizona, one of the most competitive swing states. The race was described as a clash between an NPR Democrat and a Trump Republican.

In September, the campaign said that debates were not going to happen because of Lake's penchant for causing chaos and her embrace of false conspiracy theories. Lake said that she was a "coward" for refusing to share the debate stage with her rivals.

Reached for comment about the incident, both campaigns issued statements to NBC News about the forum that mirrored their candidates' talking points about one another.

The spectacle at Monday's forum won't be shown to TV viewers. The event was pre- recorded so that it could be seen on Saturday.

Audience members were not allowed to record the event on video because the English-language version was going to be posted online.

Two sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the matter on the record said that Verstegui uploaded a video to social media before the event.

The video was taken down from the internet.

An event staffer suspected the candidate's husband was recording another video with her security volunteer when Lake was on stage for her one-on-one with Krauze.

An officer from the Phoenix Police Department was called to make sure they weren't recording.

Masino thought it was ridiculous. A police officer is watching a police officer to make sure he doesn't videotape when he's not videotaping.

A different event staffer told them that Lake couldn't leave her green room until she was on stage. Lake ignored the request and went to her seats in the front row, which Masino said he chose because it was close to the aisle and exit door.

The rules of the town hall were clear, and Lake wasn't supposed to be in the audience, according to two officials.

I can understand why he wouldn't show up with Lake. This was not a real event. The plan was to have this happen.

There was a suggestion that the disruption was staged.

The terms of the town hall were not negotiated by the campaigns, but by the cosponsors of the event.

The organizations didn't say anything. A person who was not authorized to speak on the record confirmed that the incident happened.

Each candidate will have their own green room to prepare and hold before going onto the main stage, according to an email from the organizers.

The Lake campaign said it didn't receive the email and that the language about the hold room was not a demand for her to stay sequestered.

An eye witness told NBC News that the show got off to a bad start when Krauze introduced Hobbs to the audience. The man didn't come out. The president of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce came on stage to speak.

Lake was told to leave the room by Krauze after he put his finger to his ear piece.

The video of Lake was provided to NBC News.

It would be great to be on the same stage. Is that doable? Lake wanted to know.

It would be something you would want to do, Krauze said. I will ask Holcombes about that. Don't trust me.

Lake said she wanted a real debate and Krauze said he would ask him about it.

He reminded Lake that she would join him later on in the show. If you're in the audience, I can't invite her. This is not me, this is not something I do. The campaign agreement is this one.

Lake stood and looked at the audience as a few people clapped. I don't think I should be stuck in my room. I would like to be a part of this. We should be talking about the issues that affect everyone.

Rabago asked Lake to go to his designated area after walking on stage. We have an agreement about that. The audience should be able to hear you both. Continue with our agreement. It would be great if we could respect everyone's time.

Lake said she was complying with the applause.

Rabago promised that he would have plenty of time. The same amount of time was given to both of you. You are going to be on stage. You guys have the chance to share your ideals and platform. We have an agreement that should be respected.

The forum started once she left.

There was an error on October 8, 7:45 pm. The last name of one of the officials with the voter outreach for the group was spelled wrong. The person is not Gonzalez.

The article was first published on NBC News.