Kanye West was the scheduled performer for the Pan Am Games in Toronto this weekend where he served as the closing act.
Many media outlets were perplexed by West suddenly ending his performance by storming off the stage and dropping his mic after it malfunctioned. A statement by Pan Am provided to Complex clarifies that West was rolling with the punches even after technical difficulties. In fact, they believed he put on another great set, despite his short set time. Read the statement in full below:
"As this was a live broadcast, Kanye West was always scheduled to perform for 13 minutes. He fulfilled this commitment in great style and while there was technical difficulty at the end due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, he rolled with it the way great artists do. To imply that he abruptly cut short his performance or that he was anything less than professional is incorrect. We could not have been more thrilled." — Neala Barton, SVP Communications and Media Relations for Pan Am Games.
