Barbra Streisand Won’t Attend Cannes Palme d’Or Ceremony After a Knee Injury
The festival will still honor the singer with a tribute as she recovers from a knee injury, officials said.
- On Sunday, Barbra Streisand announced she will miss the Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony on May 23, where she was scheduled to receive an Honorary Palme d'Or, after sustaining a knee injury.
- Festival organizers previously announced the tribute to honor Streisand's decades-long career as director and performer, which includes iconic films like Funny Girl, Yentl, and A Star Is Born.
- Despite her absence, the festival will proceed with the planned May 23 tribute, with leadership sending Streisand their 'warmest wishes for a prompt recovery.'
- Filmmaker Peter Jackson and actor John Travolta have already received the Honorary Palme d'Or this year, joining past honorees including Jodie Foster and Meryl Streep.
- The 79th Cannes Film Festival runs through May 23, an event Streisand noted she was 'deeply honored' to celebrate despite her inability to attend in person.
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Barbra Streisand will not be able to attend the Cannes Festival to receive the honorary Palm of Gold that had been granted in recognition of her artistic career. The event's organization reported that the actress and singer cancelled her presence at the closing ceremony on 23 May on medical recommendation, in order to continue her recovery after a knee injury.
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merkur.deIn fact, Barbra Streisand wanted to go to the Cannes Film Festival to receive the award for her life's work. Now she has cancelled her visit.
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Barbra Streisand to miss Palme d’Or ceremony at Cannes Film Festival due to injury
Barbra Streisand atthe 98th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Barbra Streisand is set to be honored with an honorary Palme d’Or during the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on May 23, but she just revealed that she won’t be able to attend the festivities. “On the advice of my doctors, as I continue recovering from a knee injury, I am sadly unable to attend the Festival de Cannes this year,” Bab…
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