Drake offered his apologies to moviegoers at the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday, but gave little explanation as to why he bailed on his opening night event in the first place.
In a video message that substituted for his original plans to speak in person Thursday night, Drake immediately acknowledged he left some fans high and dry after they paid more than $100 for tickets to the Canadian premiere of B次元官网网址淢onsters and Men.B次元官网网址�
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That was the extent of his reasoning for why he pulled out of the event with only hours notice.
TIFF organizers announced the Toronto-based rapper as a guest a mere two weeks ago, which meant his tour schedule had already been in place for months.
A representative for Drake declined to offer further explanation.
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The rapper also thanked B次元官网网址淢onsters and MenB次元官网网址� director Reinaldo Marcus Green, as well as a company that created merchandise for the film.
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The rapperB次元官网网址檚 withdrawal from TIFFB次元官网网址檚 opening night shifted attention away from the filmB次元官网网址檚 timely political themes and towards his unexpected absence.
ItB次元官网网址檚 the second time in the past month Drake has cancelled on Toronto.
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DrakeB次元官网网址檚 website listed Thursday as a night off for the rapper, after a show in Montreal on Wednesday and ahead of a concert in Boston on Friday.
David Friend, The Canadian Press
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