REUTERS/Todd Korol
Avril Lavigne’s appearance at the Juno Awards on Monday night got off to a “complicated” start when a topless protester rushed the stage.
The bizarre incident happened while Lavigne was introducing a performance by Canadian singer and rapper AP Dhillon. During her introduction, a woman whose body was covered in written messages including “Save the Green Belt” and “Stop Logging Old Growth Now” casually stormed the stage. Lavigne, initially unperturbed, carried on for a few seconds before turning around to face the woman and telling her, “Get the fuck off. Get the fuck off, bitch.”
A security guard then swiftly removed the woman from the stage.