Barbra Streisand Will Not Attend Cannes Closing Ceremony To Accept Honorary Palme D’Or

The legendary Barbra Streisand announced successful a connection this day that she will not beryllium connected manus Saturday to judge her honorary Palme d’or astatine nan Cannes Closing Ceremony. The show has indicated it will spell guardant pinch a tribute.

Here is Streisand’s statement:

On nan proposal of my doctors, arsenic I proceed recovering from a knee injury, I americium sadly incapable to be nan Festival de Cannes this year, says Barbra Streisand. But I americium profoundly honored to person nan Honorary Palme d’or and had truthful been looking guardant to celebrating nan singular films of nan 79th edition. I was besides very overmuch looking guardant to spending clip pinch colleagues whom I truthful respect – and, of course, returning to France, a spot I person ever loved. While I regret that I can’t beryllium location successful person, I want to widen my warmest congratulations to each of nan filmmakers from astir nan world whose bonzer talent and imaginative imagination are being celebrated this year. My heartfelt acknowledgment to nan Festival, and to everyone who continues to support and champion nan creation of cinema.

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