Trying to delete a clip makes iMovie glitch out.

I selected a clip in the source window at the bottom and hit COMMAND-DELETE to get rid of it. The first time, it removed all of the UI elements from the iMovie window except for the preview window and the button for the camera. Everything else was grey.
Second time trying to delete the clip, iMovie just shut down.

To delete a clip from a project, select it, right-click, choose Delete Selection.
To delete a clip from an Event, choose the Reject tool in the middle tool bar. Mark the sections you wish to Reject. They will have a red marking under them. Go to the dropdown menu at the bottom and choose Rejected Clips Only. Here you can review everything you have rejected and select "Move Rejected Clips To Trash."
I haven't seen Command-Delete in the documentation anywhere. I don't know what that would do. If you could point it out to me I would like to read about it.

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