Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan cancelled musical performances at Sunday night's U.S. premiere of the documentary in Los Angeles, citing the "muzzling" of free speech.

While introducing the film at the screening at the Ford Theater, McLachlan — who co-founded the Lilith Fair festival, which highlighted female musicians in the 1990s — announced the cancellations and her reasoning.

"We have collectively decided not to perform, but instead to stand in solidarity in support of free speech," McLachlan said in a video taken at the premiere and posted to X by a journalist with The Hollywood Reporter.

The announcement came toward the end of McLachlan's statement, and garnered a standing ovation from the crowd.

While the performances were set to be a surprise, multiple outlets

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