Unable to trash unwanted iMovie clips (events)

I have great difficulty in getting rid of unwanted video clips (events) in iMovie. I can easily mark the undesired frames as "rejected", but cannot get the software to remove the rejected clips to Trash. In fact, the file command to Remove Rejected clips to Trash is greyed out and does not function.
How can I permanently delete these unwanted video clips from my Events library (to free up disk space).

Also, you must select the "View" to "show rejected clips only" from the menu box on the bottom. This gives you one more chance to review them before deleting. There should be a button on this view to send the rejected clips to trash.

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