Lil Nas X documentary premiere delayed by bomb threat at Toronto International Film Festival

09/11/2023 06:36
Lil Nas X documentary premiere delayed by bomb threat at Toronto International Film Festival

TORONTO (AP) — The premiere of the documentary “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” was delayed after a bomb threat was called in at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Directors Carlos Lopez Estrada, left, and Zac Manuel, right stand with Lil Nas X as they arrive on the red carpet ahead of the premiere of "Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero" at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Toronto. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)

TORONTO (AP) — The premiere of the documentary “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” was delayed after a bomb threat was called in at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The Saturday night premiere of the film at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall was delayed by about 20 minutes while authorities verified that the threat wasn't credible. Lil Nas X was kept off the red carpet during that time.

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