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Elle Fanning Recalls Cannes Fainting Incident and Colin Firth’s Quick Reaction

Elle Fanning fainted at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival dinner due to a tight dress, an incident witnessed by her sister and actor Colin Firth, highlighting her history of fainting.

“It was the talk of the festival, the Maleficent actress recalled adding that she's known to faint

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Elle Fanning recently spoke to the magazine for the Great Performances edition of the publication and recalled her infamous blackout at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where the actress was present as a member of the jury of the competition. Fanning collapsed while she was sitting at the Chopard Trophy dinner and said that Colin Firth immediately came to her aid. “Yes, my dress was too tight,” Fanning said. “My sister was sitting on another table…

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