It all started with a video posted on twitter by Eric Morillot, former journalist of Cnews and Sud Radio, this Saturday, May 20, from Cannes. It reveals Thierry Frémaux, the general delegate of the Cannes Film Festival, pointing the finger at a municipal policeman who pushes him away sharply, in front of the Carlton Hotel on the Croisette.
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Give me your name!", "I'm going to file a complaint", "You hit me, it's filmed, it's going to go very far!", is indignant Thierry Frémaux. "I asked you to stop, you have to stop, sir, that's all!" the agent replied.
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The subject of the dispute? The delegate of the festival, riding a bike on the sidewalk, would have refused to stop his race despite the injunction of the policeman, according to the video of Eric Morillot. "You were riding a bicycle on the sidewalk. A police officer asked you twice to stop. When he catches you in front of the Carlton you accuse him of assaulting you. I repeat it to you here, Thierry Frémaux, you were wrong and you are not above the law! We are several witnesses to what happened. This municipal policeman has our full support," the journalist wrote to accompany his publication.
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It's a non-subject, a blow of pressure as happens ten times a day in Cannes during the Festival, "said a spokeswoman for the town hall to our colleagues from France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur. Before specifying that the two protagonists "shook hands afterwards". The magic of cinema still operates in Cannes...
