CANNES, France — In 1995, actor Will Smith begged producer Jerry Bruckheimer to let him go to the Cannes Film Festival to promote “Bad Boys,” despite the parent studio’s insistence that a black actor would not get any traction with the international fans and journalists thronging the city’s beach-side promenade, the Croisette. Bruckheimer and Columbia [...]
Director Lee Daniels Explains ‘The Paperboy’ Scene with Nicole Kidman Peeing on Zac Efron
May 30, 2012 | Posted by
The most infamous scene to come out of this year’s Cannes Film Festival undoubtedly occurred in “The Paperboy,” when Nicole Kidman’s character urinates on Zac Efron. Hollywood was set afire by the moment, with even stars weighing in on the effect it could have on Kidman’s career. (Michelle Rodriguez thought it was great, but won’t [...]
Willow Smith Shows Off Her Unique Style at Cannes
May 23, 2012 | Posted by
As Willow Smith left her hotel on Tuesday at Cannes, she made it clear that she wasn’t ashamed to show off her unique 11-year-old style. The budding pop star emerged in spike studded denim shorts along with a pair of spike studded purple loafers. The outfit would certainly look too dangerous if it wasn’t for [...]
Diddy and Cassie Cavort in Cannes Film Festival
May 20, 2012 | Posted by
Diddy has always fancied himself a modern Frank Sinatra. So given the chance to cavort on a yacht in the South of France with a beautiful woman, he’s not going to be one let it pass. Diddy and Cassie were spotted together at Cannes, onboard a yacht at a party sponsored by Giorgio Armani to [...]
Did The World Forget About Haiti?
May 19, 2012 | Posted by
Sean Penn passionately called out the world, the media and fellow celebrities for forgetting about the situation in earthquake-torn Haiti. The strong words came before Penn and designer Giorgio Armani hosted a fundraising dinner at the Cannes Film Festival Friday night to support the country which suffered a catastrophic earthquake in 2010. “It’s not only [...]
Sean Penn Calls On Barack Obama To Meet with Haiti’s New President, Michel Joseph Martelly
May 19, 2012 | Posted by
On Friday in Cannes, the actor-activist slammed the media for abandoning Haiti after the devastating earthquake in January 2010. “It’s not only celebrities who went for a day,” Penn told reporters, as excerpted by TheWrap.com. “It’s the whole f–king world. It’s all of you.” “The reason we have Haiti fatigue is because there was never [...]
Giorgio Armani And Sean Penn Hosting Haiti Fundraiser at Cannes Film Festival Tonight
May 18, 2012 | Posted by
Actor Sean Penn and fashion designer Giorgio Armani will host a fundraising dinner for victims of Haiti’s earthquake at the Cannes Film Festival tonight. The January 2010 quake killed 300,000 people and left tens of thousands of others wounded and homeless. Penn was among personalities who flew over to offer emergency assistance, and he then [...]
