'I stood my ground': Kelly Rowland breaks silence on her red carpet altercation with Cannes' security
CANNES, FRANCE: Kelly Rowland is opening up for the first time after her altercation with security personnel at the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet.
The ‘Mea Culpa’ star was slammed on social media for her ‘diva-attitude’ at the film festival earlier this week.
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"The woman knows what happened. I know what happened," Rowland told AP at the amfAR Cannes Gala in France on May 23.
"I have a boundary, and I stand by those boundaries, and that is it," she added.
"And there were other women that attended that carpet who did not quite look like me, and they didn’t get scolded or pushed off or told to get off,” the 43-year-old added.
"I stood my ground, and she felt like she had to stand hers, but I stood my ground," Rowland clarified.
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The incident occurred on the Palais des Festivals staircase, where Rowland and a female security guard got into a confrontation.
Kelly Rowland on her latest flick 'Mea Culpa'
Rowland earlier talked about her latest crime-thriller ‘Mea Culpa’ movie, “I remember being very nervous when I read the script and I remember thinking about everything that an erotic thriller possesses and that made me very intimidated,” she said.
“And then I had a friend of mine who called me and he said, ‘You know, Kel, if it doesn't scare you, what's the purpose of doing it?’" she told People.
"And so I literally ran to it. I figured everything out. Tyler was so amazing and instrumental in this whole process and [my costar] Trevante [Rhodes] was just a pleasure to work with. I was very blessed," added Rowland.
Fans support Kelly Rowland as she addressed her confrontation with security at Cannes
Rowland got support from her followers after the teary-eyed actress talked about her altercation at Cannes.
"I can tell it hurts her to be treated that way. People don’t talk about how it’s painful to HAVE to stand your ground," one person commented.
"She looks like she’s about to cry and now I’m ready to fight!" another said.
"Know your boundaries; stand your ground fairly and proudly. Breaking barriers for others," a user quipped.
One user supported Rowland saying, "She handled it so well! 🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏."
"It’s horrible how that lady treated her," another individual remarked.
"We all saw what happened! Kelly Rowland didn’t need to address it! Cannes should be addressing it and apologizing! She looks so hurt that she has to even address it," a user felt.
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