Alanis Morissette endured several unexpected onstage mishaps during the final night of her Los Angeles residency on Wednesday.
The 52-year-old singer fell and sent a microphone crashing to the floor while delivering an energetic rendition of her rock classic Uninvited at YouTube Theater.
Video from the concert appeared to show Morissette’s hair becoming tangled in the microphone as she spun rapidly, sending her tumbling backward. The footage was obtained by Entertainment Weekly.
Morissette landed on her back and narrowly avoided hitting her guitarist. The performer—who also took aim at Ben Affleck during the concert—quickly shook off the fall before launching into a series of vigorous headbanging moves.
A crew member soon stepped onto the stage to reposition the microphone, allowing the show to continue.
According to the publication, Morissette reportedly “collapsed” several times during the performance.
Alanis Morissette, 52, fell and knocked over a microphone during an energetic performance at the final night of her Los Angeles residency on Wednesday; pictured in October
Morissette’s hair appeared to catch on the microphone as she spun across the stage, causing her to fall backward, according to video from the concert obtained by Entertainment Weekly
“Yeah, maybe it’s time to calm down,” one fan joked beneath the video.
Several others pointed out that Morissette’s unpredictable, high-energy performances are nothing new.
“This is actually totally normal for her performances haha. Maybe not the mic falling, but the rest? Hell yeah,” another viewer commented.
“That’s an epic recovery, honestly,” a third fan wrote.
During another part of the show, Morissette criticized her Dogma co-star Ben Affleck over alleged comments about her sexuality, shortly before revealing that she identifies as pansexual at age 52.
The “Jagged Little Pill” singer directed the remarks at the 54-year-old actor during Butterfly with a Machete, her Los Angeles residency that combines music with personal storytelling.
Morissette and Affleck appeared together in the 1999 fantasy comedy Dogma. Affleck played a fallen angel, while Morissette portrayed God. During the concert, she also displayed a graphic clip from the film showing Affleck’s character’s head exploding as she criticized him.
In a video recorded by a fan, Morissette says, “I’ve even had a guy ask me why I didn’t lead with my sexuality,” before pausing for effect and adding, “Thank you, Ben Affleck.”
Morissette is known for her intense stage presence and rapid-fire performances; pictured in 2025
The singer also criticized her Dogma co-star Ben Affleck over alleged comments about her sexuality before coming out as pansexual at 52
Morissette and Affleck starred in the 1999 film Dogma, with Affleck playing a fallen angel and Morissette portraying God; pictured in 1999 with Affleck, Jason Lee, Kevin Smith and Salma Hayek
In a fan-recorded video, Morissette said, “I’ve even had a guy ask me why I didn’t lead with my sexuality,” before delivering the punchline, “Thank you, Ben Affleck”; pictured in 2023
Representatives for Morissette and Affleck have been contacted for comment.
The remarks came after Morissette publicly identified as pansexual at the age of 52.
She discussed her sexuality during a recent appearance on Handsome, a podcast hosted by lesbian comedians Tig Notaro and Fortune Feimster alongside nonbinary screenwriter Mae Martin.
While discussing Morissette’s famously angst-filled music, Feimster told her, “I’m sorry for the men that hurt you, but I’m not sorry for the songs that came from it.”
She then asked, “Did it make you want to be a lesbian at any point?”
Morissette replied immediately: “I’m pansexual, so yeah.”
Notaro appeared surprised and asked, “Wait, you’re not really pansexual, are you?”
“I am,” Morissette said with a nod, prompting Martin to add, “Me too!”
Pansexuality generally refers to romantic, emotional or sexual attraction to people regardless of their gender identity or sex.
Bisexuality refers to attraction to more than one gender and can include attraction to transgender, nonbinary and other gender-nonconforming people.
The “Head Over Feet” singer has largely kept her romantic life private, although she has been linked to several high-profile men over the years.
Morissette has also spoken candidly about past struggles with love and sex addiction.
Her relationship with Full House actor Dave Coulier famously provided inspiration for her best-selling album Jagged Little Pill.
She has also dated actor Dash Mihok and attorney Tom Ballanco. She is currently married to rapper Mario “Souleye” Treadway.
The Grammy-winning artist was also romantically involved with actor Ryan Reynolds in 2002. The couple became engaged and remained together for three years before ending their relationship in 2007.
Morissette also showed a violent clip of Affleck’s character’s head exploding in the film’s finale while criticizing him; Affleck pictured as Bartleby in Dogma
Two months after their split, Reynolds began dating Scarlett Johansson. He married the actress 18 months later, but they divorced in 2011. He went on to marry Blake Lively in 2012.
Morissette married Souleye, whose real name is Mario Treadway, in 2010. The couple have two sons and a daughter, whose ages range from 15 to six.
“There are just so many qualities in him that were slam-dunk,” Morissette told The Sunday Times of her husband.
“If I would talk about something on a date, typically the person would look at me quizzically, like I was strange. It was the complete opposite with Souleye. He had zero desire to clip my wings.”
