The world premiere of Lil Nas X‘s documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero at TIFF 23, scheduled for its gala screening at 10 pm on Saturday evening, was halted after a bomb threat was called in singling-out the artist.
Nas’ arrival was postponed 30 minutes while festival security administered a sweep of the Roy Thompson Hall area. After determining the threat as unserious, the rapper joined the film’s crew on the red carpet with the delayed screening following shortly afterwards.
Word and photos by Myles Herod.