CNN —Lil Nas X’s Toronto International Film Festival premiere for his documentary “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” was delayed Saturday while police investigated a threat in the area, officials confirmed to CNN on Sunday.
“Yesterday, at the TIFF, a passerby uttered a threat towards private security.
Out of an abundance of caution, the Toronto Police and the private security swept the scene and cleared within 20 minutes.
To our knowledge, this was a general threat and not directed at the film or the artist,” the statement continued.
Directed by Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel, “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” features footage of Lil Nas X “as he navigated the whirlwind of fame, creativity, and growing responsibility that came with his meteoric success,” according to an official synopsis.
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