Alanis Morissette skipped her scheduled performance at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, saying in a statement that “Thankfully, I am at a point in my life where there is no need for me to spend time in an environment that reduces women.”

According to Billboard, Morissette and Olivia Rodrigo were set to perform “You’re So Vain” in honor of Carly Simon. Morisette rehearsed the song on Friday, but dropped out before the weekend show, leaving Rodrigo to perform solo.

In her statement, Morrissette said she “adore[s]” Simon and Rodrigo, fellow inductees Dolly Parton and Pat Benatar, “and all the amazing people and artists who were there.”

Further elaborating, Morisette said, “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 career,” Morissette wrote. “I tolerated it because nothing would stop me from connecting with those whom I cared about and resonated with. I live to serve and connect with people and so over the years, I sucked it up on more occasions than I can count in order to do so. It’s hard not to be affected in any industry around the world, but Hollywood has been notorious for its disrespect of the feminine in all of us.”

“Thankfully, I am at a point in my life where there is no need for me to spend time in an environment that reduces women,” Morrissette continued. “I have had countless incredible experiences with production teams with all genders throughout my life. So many, and so fun. There is nothing better than a team of diverse people coming together with one mission. I’ll continue to show up in those environments with bells on.”

 

 

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