Musicians including Sarah McLachlan and Jewel pulled out of performing at the launch of a new Disney documentary as the fallout from Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension continues.

McLachlan issued a passionate statement in support of free speech as she spoke to the audience explaining her move at the premiere of Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery on Sunday night. Disney owns the documentary’s distributor, ABC News Studios.

The documentary focuses on the pioneering music festival that McLachlan founded in the late 1990s to champion female solo artists and female-led bands. It launched on Hulu and Disney+ on Sunday.

A red carpet for Sunday’s premiere was mysteriously axed on Saturday night, according to Variety, with media receiving an email just hours before it was due to begin: “Please note this eve

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