Another bites theCannes security guarddust. This time, it is Korean actress Lim Yoon-a(better known as Yoona) who was blocked from taking photographs during theCannes Film Festival’s red carpet event. Accusations ofracial biashave since circulated on social media.
Yoona attended the festival’s red carpet event ahead of the screening ofHorizon: American Sagaon May 19.
HighlightsYoona was blocked from taking photos during the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet event.The security guard has been involved in multiple incidents with female celebrities, sparking accusations of racial bias.Videos show the guard hurrying Yoona into the venue, despite her attempts to pose for photographs.
In videos, the Girls’ Generation member was seen walking up the iconic stairway at the Palais des Festivals et Des Congrès in the South French city.
Korean actress Lim Yoon-a (better known as Yoona) was blocked from taking photographs during the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet event.
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The security guard interfering with Yoona sparked accusations of racial bias
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Finding out that security racist woman at Cannes did the same thing to yoona on the red carpet??? Like why is she still there and not fired after Kelly rowland’s situation ????pic.twitter.com/X3JnpLUXAd
— Rockville⁷🇬🇭🇬🇧 (@4lynnie_NY)May 25, 2024
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This follows an incident that saw the same security guard at the Cannes Film Festival involvedin a verbal tussle with Kelly Rowlandlast week.
The Cannes employee had already been under the radar for having an altercation with Dominican actress Massiel Taveras.
The multiple tussles between the security guard and female celebrities, the majority of whom are women of color, sparked accusations ofracial bias.
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“This security guard at @cannes film fest should be fired and an apology should be issued to @KELLYROWLAND and other actresses of color that she insulted and assaulted,” a person wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter). “If that doesn’t happen our white actress allies should refuse to walk their red carpet.”
Another X user commented: “What’s the problem with this person?Racism much?”
The same security guard at the Cannes Film Festival was involved in a verbal tussle with Kelly Rowland
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“This same Security guard rushed #Kdrama & #Kpop star #YoonA out of the red carpet who was seen pushing Kelly Rowland earlier.”
Colleagues of the security guard at the center of the Cannes spotlight insisted toThe Daily Mailthat she was acting appropriately and was “only doing her job.”
The source told the British tabloid: “She was an usher working under a lot of pressure to keep people on the carpet moving, so as to stop crowds building up.
The Cannes employee had already been under the radar for having an altercation with Dominican actress Massiel Taveras
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“There was no pushing or shoving, or scolding.
“Security and safety are the priorities, along with keeping to strict timetables set according to contracts – even thecelebritieshave to stick to the rules.
“Lots of ushers are involved, and they always act professionally and with politeness.”
“In this case, the usher was certainly only doing her job – she didn’t do anything wrong.”
The usher has not been publicly identified, but she is known to be a local Frenchwoman on a short-term contract with the week-long Festival,The Daily Mailreported.
The insider added: “Suggestions of racism are just ridiculous – visitors, and indeed staff at Cannes come from all kinds of backgrounds, and none are discriminated against.”
Bored Pandahas contacted the Cannes Film Festival for comment.
“Utter disgrace,” a reader exclaimed
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