Special guests including #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, cultural critic Jamilah Lemieux and accusers of R.Kelly, including Kitti Jones, Jerhonda Pace, Lisa Van Allen, Asante McGee and Lizzette Martinez among others were all asked to leave the venue following a threat. A gun threat was called into the venue resulting in the evacuation.
“As a precaution, we evacuated,” a Lifetime representative told The Hollywood Reporter. The premiere has been called off and Lifetime will regroup tomorrow do discuss potentially rescheduling. “Tonight’s all about the safety of everyone — we’re not even thinking of what to do next yet,” the representative added.
Lifetime confirmed to THR that the caller was anonymous, but the call originated from Chicago.
