Janet Jackson spent Monday evening in hospital, instead of playing a concert in Montreal, as had been planned. The singer was rushed to the Royal Victoria Hospital after she "suddenly got ill during the sound check", according to a statement released by W&W Public Relations.
The show's promoter, Groupe Spectacles Gillett, said that they only received the news that the concert was cancelled minutes before support act, LL Cool J, was due to go on stage, but that they hoped to reschedule the show soon. Jackson also cancelled a show in Detroit at the last minute on Friday, citing "production constraints".
A spokesperson for the McGill University Health Centre told AP that Jackson was discharged from the hospital around two hours after she checked in. The actual nature of the illness, or where Jackson went after she was discharged, remain unknown.