Sarah McLachlan quotes “Muzzling” of freedom of expression while it cancels the performance during the premiere of American films

The Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan canceled musical performances during the first American documentary on Sunday evening of the documentary Lilith Fair: Build a mystery In Los Angeles, citing the “muzzle” of freedom of expression.

While presenting the film during the screening at the Ford Theater, McLachlan – which co -founded the Lilith Fair Festival, which highlighted female musicians in the 1990s – announced the cancellations and its reasoning.

“We have collectively decided not to play, but rather to support freedom of expression,” said McLachlan in a video Taken during the first and published on X by a journalist at the Hollywood Reporter.

The announcement came towards the end of the McLachlan declaration and collected a standing ovation from the crowd.

While performances were to be a surprise, multiple outlets reported That McLachlan herself and the singer-songwriter Jewel, who appears in the documentary, were supposed to occur. The Hollywood Reporter also said that Olivia Rodrigo and Mya were to go on stage.

Before the screening, McLachlan told the public that she was fighting with what to say in her speech.

“I have attacked myself to be here this evening and around what it is necessary to say about the current situation we are all facing. The striking contraction of the many advances we have made; by looking at the insidious erosion of women’s rights, trans and queer rights, the muzzle of freedom of expression,” said McLachlan in her statement, just before she announces only the performances.

The singer did not detail what she meant by “the current situation”, but the comments come after the very publicized suspension of the end of evening host Jimmy Kimmel for the comments made after the shooter of the commentator and American conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The Lilith Fair documentary is also distributed in the United States by ABC News Studios – the same network which is broadcast Jimmy Kimmel Live! (CBC has helped to order the documentary and the distribute in Canada.)

Last week, ABC said Kimmel’s show would be “pre -empted indefinitely” after the president of the FCC, Brendan Carr, urged the local broadcasters not to broadcast the show. US President Donald Trump applauded the decision in an article on Social truth (although he wrongly said that Abc had canceled the show) and Since threatened that the government could contract licenses to disseminate networks which are “against” the president.

Disney on Monday announced that Jimmy Kimmel Live! Would be back on the air Tuesday, after “thoughtful conversations” with the host at the end of the evening.

Kimmel has still not spoken publicly about the end of the air, although a certain number of celebrities have come to the defense of Kimmel since he was withdrawn for the first time. Canadian actor Tatiana Maslary, who played in Disney show She has Hulk,, called for viewers To cancel their Disney +, ESPN and Hulu subscriptions. (Disney has ABC and the two streaming platforms.)

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President Donald Trump suggested that networks that “give him a bad press” should have their licenses suspend. It comes after ABC prevented Jimmy Kimmel Live! Indefinitely after the pressure of the president of the federal federal commission named Trump, Brendan Carr.

The end of the evening Stephen Colbert also came to the defense of Kimmel, call Trump an “autocrat” and the decision to draw the program of Kimmel “blatant censorship”.

Monday, Some 400 celebrities have signed a declaration Support Kimmel and noting that “we are now in a modern era of McCarthy.”

CBC News contacted McLachlan representatives to further clarify their comments yesterday. They said it was not starting any more.

In her speech, McLachlan continued by saying that she did not have the answers to the problems she underlined, but that she hoped that the documentary could inspire the public to “continue to try to create a positive change in your communities … Continue to defend the causes to which you believe with kindness and empathy”.

She also noted that she considered music as a “bridge” to help people overcome their differences.

Lilith Fair is now in trouble on CBC GEM in Canada, as well as Hulu and Disney + in the United States