In the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, a second debate already in a few days for Thierry Frémaux. On Saturday afternoon, May 20, 2023, journalist Eric Morillot posted a video that garnered more than 2.4 million views on Twitter alone in less than twenty-four hours. We see the man, who has been the general delegate of the Cannes Film Festival since 2007, lose his cool in the face of a police officer who twice told him not to ride an electric bike on the sidewalk. Thierry Frémaux refused to obey the order before sending him on duty: “Give me your name, give me your name! I will complain, I will complain. You hit me! You hit me! It will go far!“.
Another representative of the police then intervened to calm the situation. “If you’ll let me say, sir, you were in the wrong place“. Later, a municipal spokesperson returned to this event with France 3: “Thierry Frémaux arrives very quickly on his electric bike, the city police, who does their job very well, tries to stop him and runs after him… Irrelevant, pressure shot, as it happens ten times a day. Cannes during the festival. They then shook hands“.
On Thursday, May 18, live on France 5, Thierry Frémaux justified his choice to invite Johnny Depp to the Cannes Film Festival “not aware at all“About her trial with Amber Heard. Outraged, the Festival president caught up a few seconds later and admitted that he had indeed heard of this exaggerated case: “Finally, I was aware of such, what. I don’t care a little…A speech that was widely criticized in the media and social networks. Earlier in the day, the red carpet was disrupted by a naked protester.
You were cycling on the pavement.
A police officer asked you to stop twice.
When he catches up with you in front of Carlton, you accuse him of attacking you.
Here I am telling you again, Thierry Frémaux, that you were wrong and you are not above the law!… pic.twitter.com/JHKuHIjWGy
-Eric Morillot (@EricMorillot) 20 May 2023
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Source: Programme Television
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