Lil Nas X forced to delay movie premier appearance as bomb threat disrupts TIFF

Lil Nas X was forced to delay his appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival after a bomb threat. 

The musician attended the festival on Saturday for the world premiere of his documentary, Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero.

A gala screening was scheduled for 10pm, and Lil Nas X pulled up in a car at the Roy Thomson Hall to walk the red carpet.

However, the superstar was warned to remain in the vehicle as a bomb threat had been called in.

Initially, sources told Variety that Lil Nas X was specifically targeted for being a Black, queer artist.

His appearance was subsequently delayed by 20 minutes whilst TIFF security surveyed the scene.

Thankfully, the threat was found to be not credible and the screening proceeded just slightly behind schedule at 10:30pm.

Ahead of the premiere, Lil Nas X specifically addressed his identity and what he hopes audiences will take away from the documentary.

“I know in my lifetime, while I’m here, I’m going to do my best to make the ceiling unreachable to where we can go as Black queer people,” he told Variety.

“And I mean unreachable as, like, it can go above and beyond.

“I feel like we live in a generation where Black queer people really control culture, and they’re helping really take the world to the next level.

“And I think that’s going to have an effect on our youth watching us.”

Long Live Montero covers Lil Nas X’s debut concert tour of the same name to support his first album, Montero.

It received a glowing review from Variety and is hoped to be released to wider audiences soon.