Alanis Morissette blames Rock & Roll Hall of Fame cancellation on sexism

dailymail.co.uk:

Alanis Morissette pointed the finger toward the alleged sexism of the production team at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as she defended dropping out of a scheduled performance.But sources claimed that the 48-year-old rocker and her performance partner Olivia Rodrigo, 19, had gotten into an argument during rehearsals that led to Morissette walking out, according to the New York Post.The Canadian singer–songwriter previously shared a statement on Monday attributing her dropping out to issue with the people organizing her performance with Rodrigo, which was to be a tribute to new inductee Carly Simon, 79.

Conflict: Alanis Morissette, 48, denied feuding with Olivia Rodrigo, 19, before canceling her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame tribute, instead blaming sexism from the production team.

But sources told the New York Post that she walked out after arguing with RodrigoMorissette clarified in her statement that she had no issues with Rodrigo or other performers such as Dolly Parton, Janet Jackson, Pat Benatar, Sheryl Crow, Pink, Brandi Carlile and Sara Bareilles.'There are some misinformed rumblings about my not performing at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony this past weekend,' she began. 'Firstly, I have to say how much I adore Carly Simon and Olivia Rodrigo and Dolly Parton and Janet Jackson and Pat Benatar and Sheryl Crow and Pink and Brandi Carlile and Sara Bareilles — and all the amazing people and artists who were there,' she added.'I have spent decades in an industry that is rife with an overarching anti-woman sentiment and have tolerated a lot of condescension and disrespectfulness, reduction, dismissiveness, contract-breaching, unsupportiveness, exploitation and psychological violence (and more) throughout my.