Martin Short nearly ruined Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's wedding after he cut into their cake before it was served

During Wednesday night's (21.01.26's) episode of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live, Martin said Selena and 37-year-old record producer Benny's nuptials - which took place in Santa Barbara, California, on September 27, 2025 - was "perfect" before his faux pas, an hour before the cake was presented.

Martin then explained: "It was a big, big party ... big tents and at the back of the tent were these individual seating areas with couches and chairs, so that if you had a group, like we had a group, Only Murders in the Building, there was about 12 of us, Dan Fogelman, Paul Rudd and [his wife] Julie.

"And there was a wedding cake by our section, but it was a small wedding cake. I just assumed there was a wedding cake for each section in the back."

Steve Martin, 80, had to leave the bash - also attended by the likes of pop megastar Taylor Swift, 36, and 34-year-old singer Ed Sheeran - early, but Martin could not let his Only Murders in the Building co-star go without a piece of cake.

Following laughs from the show's studio audience, comic Martin continued: "So after a few hours, they haven't cut their wedding cake yet, Steve said he was going to leave.

"And I said, 'Oh, wait a minute' - maybe I'd had a cocktail, I don't know.

"So I said, 'Oh, Steve, you can't leave' - I had a fork in my hand. 'You can't leave yet without a piece of wedding cake.'

"And I cut the wedding cake, one side, cut it the other, and then all the people in our group scream, 'Marty!'"

Martin then confirmed: "It was the wedding cake."

A photo of the cake - which had "Just Married" piped in icing on top - was then displayed showing the big slice mark and fork prints.

After the programme's audience gasped, Martin pointed out: "And you see, I tried to fix it with a fork. This was bad. This was about an hour before it was to be presented.

"And so I turned to Paul Rudd and said, 'So, do we just leave?'"

"And then they called the wedding coordinator, and then the chef came out."

impersonating the chef, who appeared to be French, Martin added: "He was like, 'What the hell happened here?'

"Then they did surgery, but it ended up being like a Hollywood wedding cake, and it was beautiful, but now it had a little work done."

Amid a burst of laughter from the audience, a sweet photo of Selena and Benny popped up on screen, with the wedding cake turned at an angle so that Martin's attempted cutout did not appear in the shot.

Martin added: "Steve was so stunned when I did that he gained colour."

Jimmy, 58, wondered if Selena knew Martin accidentally cut into the cake, to which the star replied: "I kept saying, 'Guys, we can't let Selena know.' And Steven said, 'Yeah. Maybe we tell her in a month or so.'"

However, Martin added: "As I was leaving, Selena came by [and said], 'Hey, Marty! I heard you tried to eat my cake!'"