Simu Liu poses for a photograph at the media wall after hosting the 2022 Juno Awards Broadcast at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto, Sunday, May 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
EDMONTON – Avril Lavgine shooed a topless fan off the Juno Awards stage in Edmonton shortly after the show got underway.
The pop-punk princess appeared blindsided when someone from the audience leapt on the stage during her introduction of AP Dhillon and stuck around in the background for nearly 30 seconds.
Once Lavigne noticed the fan, she swore at her and told her to get off the stage before security escorted away the person.
It was a surprise moment in a typically tame broadcast, hosted again this year by actor Simu Liu.
Early winners included Jessie Reyez who picked up contemporary R&B recording of the year for “Yessie” as her tearful father looked on.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 13, 2023.
