John Malkovich Cancels ‘The Music Critic’ Israel Performance Over False Press Release (Exclusive)

John Malkovich has canceled his scheduled performance of The Music Critic in Tel Aviv, Israel. The actor decided to pull out after a PR company hired by the Israeli promoter issued a press release containing false quotes attributed to him. Malkovich clarified in a statement to THR that he never made the statements quoted in the article, which was first published in The Jerusalem Post before appearing in The Hollywood Reporter, leading to the cancellation.