Alanis Morissette says he will not support Toothed, the HBO documentary documenting his rise to fame and the release of his hit album “Jagged Little Pill”.
In the statement provided in THR, Says Morissette, “He dropped me into a false sense of security and his keen agenda became apparent immediately upon seeing the first cut of the film. That’s when I learned that our visions were in fact painful. “That’s not the story I agreed to tell.”
She says she will not be attending any events related to the release of the feature film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13th. implications and facts that are simply not true, ”says the musician. In the statement, Morissette does not reveal which elements of the film are false.
In the document, the singer-songwriter explains her personal experiences with sexual assaults and legal violations. During a seated interview that was seen in the film, Morissette says, “I would always say I was consenting, and then I would remember,‘ Hey, you were 15, you’re not consenting at 15. ”Now I say to myself,“ Yes. , all are pedophiles. It’s all a legal violation. ”Morissette does not identify her alleged assailants.
Reports of Morissette’s discomfort began earlier Toothedpremiere of the festival, with the Washington Post first reporting that the singer would not be attending the TIFF premiere.
Toothed is part of the Music Box series produced by Bill Simmons, an anthology of music-focused documentary features, which also includes the title TIFF Listening to Kenny G and the already released Woodstock 99: Peace, Love and Anger. (Toothed it doesn’t have a HBO release date yet.) THR has contacted HBO for comment.
See Morissette’s full statement below:
I agreed to participate in a piece about the celebration of Small toothed pills 25th birthday and was interviewed during a very vulnerable time (while I was in the middle of my third postpartum depression during closure). He dropped me into a false sense of security and his sharp schedule became apparent immediately upon seeing the first cut of the film. That’s when I learned that our views were in fact painfully divergent. That was not the story I agreed to tell. I sit here now experiencing the maximum impact of having trusted someone who did not justify trust. I decided not to attend any events around this film for two reasons: one is that I’m touring right now. The other is that, unlike many unauthorized “stories” and biographies over the years, this one includes implications and facts that are simply not true. While there is beauty and some elements of accuracy in this / my story, of course, ultimately, I will not support the reductive adoption of another person in a story too nuanced for it to ever be understood or told. .