Barbra Streisand, 84, pulls out of Cannes closing ceremony following knee injury
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Barbra Streisand, 84, pulls out of Cannes closing ceremony following knee injury
The multi-hyphenate was set to receive an honorary Palme d'Or on Saturday.Barbra Streisand in Los Angeles in December 2015Credit: Todd Williamson/Getty ImagesKey PointsBarbra Streisand pulled out of the Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony following a knee injury.The EGOT winner was meant to be honored the final night of the French film festival with an honorary Palme d'Or.John Travolta received an honorary Palme d'Or on Friday and was overcome…
She was due to go to the Cannes Film Festival on May 23, the day of the closing of this 79th edition, but she will not finally be able to pick up the Palme d'or d'honneur that was to be given to her. Why did Barbra Streisand have to cancel her arrival?At 84, Barbra Streisand has nothing to prove to the personalities of the 7th art, or even to those of the song. A true star of American music and cinema, she is a reference in the two fields in whi…
Barbra Streisand (84) will not be present personally at the Cannes Film Festival when she is awarded the Honorary Palme d'Or. In a statement published, among other things, by the industry magazine Variety, the singer and actress stated: "On the recommendation of my doctors, I am unfortunately unable to participate in the Festival de Cannes this year, as I recover from a knee injury. But I am deeply honoured to receive the Honorary Palme d'Or, an…
Barbra Streisand Forced to Cancel Her Visit to Cannes: 84-Year-Old Star Suffers From Health Problems
Sunday, May 17, 2026, the Cannes 2026 Festival confirmed that Barbra Streisand would not finally make the trip on the Croisette, explains Le Parisien. At the age of 84, the American singer and actress was to receive a Palme d'or d'honneur at the closing ceremony of the 79th Festival on May 23. The announcement of her health package falls a few days from the event and already disappoints the festivalgoers. This would have marked the very first ap…
Barbra Streisand received the Palme d'or d'honneur at the Cannes 2026 Festival despite his absence due to an injury, celebrating a legendary career.
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