The security guard who got into a heated argument with Kelly Rowland on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet seems to be back in the news.
A video circulating on social media appears to show a female security guard trying to move Dominican actress Massiel Taveras along the staircase of the Palais des Festivals, which eventually led to Taveras pushing the security guard.
A video posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) shows Taveras walking up the red carpet in a white dress that featured a long train with an image of Jesus printed on it. A security guard was seen motioning for Taveras to walk along the carpet after she unfolded the train of the dress.
The actress could then be seen exchanging words with the security guard as the guard held her arm up, trying to shoo her away up the stairs. When Taveras arrived at the station and tried to fan the train of her dress, she could be seen pushing the security guard’s hand away.
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Massiel Taveras at the Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2024.
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She then waved at the fans before the security guard raised her hand again and tried to get her to move off the carpet. Taveras then appeared to push her and her hand away before speaking to her once more.
The new video comes days after Rowland’s video with the security guard went viral during Marcello Mio premiere. The Mea Culpa the actress, 43, explained the incident in an interview with The Associated Press at the amfAR Cannes Gala in France on Thursday, May 23.
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“The woman knows what happened. I know what happened,” she told the newspaper. “I have a limit and I stick to that limit and that’s it.”
“There were other women who were on that carpet who didn’t look exactly like me, and they weren’t scolded, pushed or told to get off,” she added. – I stood my ground, and she felt that she had to stand her ground, but I stood my ground.
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A video of the incident showed the security guard holding out his hand to force Rowland to move, while the star could be seen talking heatedly to her and at one point pointing a finger at her. Several people accompanying the singer seemed to be in the way, but the security guard continued to move them around on the carpet.
Several other stars have walked the infamous stairs over the past week, including Meryl Streep, Sebastian Stan and Furiosa: The Mad Max Saga starring Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky
The 77th Cannes Film Festival began on May 14. The jury awards, including the Palme d’Or, will be announced Barbie director Greta Gerwig and other members, at the closing ceremony on Saturday, May 25.
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