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Barbra Streisand won’t beryllium accepting her honorary Palme d’Or grant successful personification astatine nan Cannes Film Festival 2026 closing ceremonial Saturday.
The “A Star Is Born” character released a lengthy connection complete nan play explaining why she was forced to propulsion retired of nan May 23 event.
The 84-year-old did truthful “on nan proposal of [her] doctors,” she wrote Sunday.
“As I proceed recovering from a knee injury, I americium sadly incapable to be nan Festival de Cannes this year,” Streisand explained, noting that she is “deeply honored to person nan honorary Palme d’Or.”
The Oscar winner, who did not elaborate connected nan injury, “had truthful been looking guardant to celebrating nan singular films of nan 79th edition,” arsenic good arsenic “spending clip pinch colleagues whom [she] truthful admire[s]” and “returning to France.”
She added, “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.”
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Streisand concluded, “My heartfelt acknowledgment to nan Festival, and to everyone who continues to support and champion nan creation of cinema.”
The festival, successful response, sent nan vocalist nan “warmest wishes for a punctual recovery.”
Streisand’s rep has yet to respond to Page Six’s petition for comment.
In summation to Streisand, “Grease” prima John Travolta and “Lord of nan Rings” filmmaker Peter Jackson will beryllium honored astatine nan Grand Théâtre Lumière ceremony.
Travolta debuted a caller look astatine nan movie show connected Friday, made headlines for appearing astir unrecognizable successful slouchy beret and glasses.
The character posed pinch girl Ella, 26, to observe “Propeller One-Way Night Coach,” his directorial debut based disconnected his 1997 children’s book of nan aforesaid name.
Before nan movie screened astatine Debussy Theater, nan 72-year-old was amazed pinch an honorary Palme d’Or.
Travolta sewage affectional accepting nan “humbling” award, dubbing it “beyond nan Oscar” arsenic he gushed, “I can’t judge this. This is nan past point I expected.”
As for Jackson, he was fixed his grant by Elijah Wood astatine nan opening ceremony.
