Alanis Moressette was scheduled to carry out a duet with Olivia Rodrigo on the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame ceremony this weekend. The duo reportedly rehearsed on Friday, however Moressette opted out of the Saturday evening efficiency. They had been speculated to do 2022 inductee Carly Simon’s “You’re So Useless” collectively.
Morissette indicated through a prolonged assertion on her Instagram web page Monday that it had nothing to do with Rodrigo or Simon or any of the opposite feminine inductees. She went on to checklist various problematic behaviors in an “trade that’s rife with an overarching anti-woman sentiment” together with “condescension and disrespectfulness, discount, dismissiveness, contract-breaching, unsupportiveness, exploitation and psychological violence (and extra).”
Whereas not pointing a finger at anybody related to the present and praising “all of the wonderful individuals and artists who had been there,” Moressette wrote, “I’m at some extent in my life the place there isn’t any want for me to spend time in an atmosphere that reduces girls.”
The closest she acquired to instantly naming the rationale for her choice might have been the statement that “Hollywood has been infamous for its disrespect of the female in all of us.”
The ceremony was filmed at L.A.’s Microsoft Theatre and will likely be broadcast on HBO later this month. Rodrigo went on to carry out “Your So Useless” solo.
Right here is Moressette’s total assertion:
There are some misinformed rumblings about my not performing on the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame induction ceremony this previous weekend. Firstly, I’ve to say how a lot I like 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 of the wonderful individuals and artists who had been there.
I’ve spent many years in an trade that’s rife with an overarching anti-woman sentiment and have tolerated quite a lot of condescension and disrespectfulness, discount, dismissiveness, contract-breaching, unsupportiveness, exploitation and psychological violence (and extra) all through my profession. I tolerated it as a result of nothing would cease me from connecting with those that I cared about and resonated with. I dwell to serve and join with individuals and so over time I sucked it up on extra events than I can rely so as to take action. It’s exhausting to not be affected in any trade all over the world, however Hollywood has been infamous for its disrespect of the female in all of us.”
Fortunately, I’m at some extent in my life the place there isn’t any want for me to spend time in an atmosphere that reduces girls. I’ve had numerous unimaginable experiences with manufacturing groups with all genders all through my life. So many, and so enjoyable. There may be nothing higher than a workforce of various individuals coming along with one mission. I’ll proceed to indicate up in these environments with bells on. 🙂
Voting time! I really like you,
alanis
