(CNN) French DJ and Ballon d'Or host Martin Solveig has apologized to the inaugural women's winner Ada Hegerberg after a row erupted over a question he posed to her during the award ceremony.

Solveig was criticized on social media after asking the 23-year-old striker, in French, during the presentation: "Do you know how to twerk?" The player shut down the line of questioning with a blunt "no."

The camera cuts briefly to Kylian Mbappe, the winner of the newly-formed Kopa award for the best young player, who looks at the host disbelievingly.

Solveig later apologized to Hegerberg in a series of tweets, saying he didn't meant to offend anyone. "This was a joke, probably a bad one, and I want to apologize for the one I may have offended. Sorry about that," he said.

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