Update: the festival’s organisers say hosts and hostesses have been “reminded” of the rules.
A story about women in Cannes being turned away from a film because they were not wearing high-heeled shoes has sparked anger on social media this morning.
Cansu Dere attends the Premiere of 'Inside Out' during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival.
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Screen reported:
Multiple guests, some older with medical conditions, were denied access to the anticipated world-premiere screening for wearing rhinestone flats.
The festival declined to comment on the matter, but did confirm that it is obligatory for all women to wear high-heels to red-carpet screenings.
This does not appear to be a blanket rule: the BuzzFeed France reporter Anaïs Bordages was able to climb the red carpet stairs wearing flat shoes during the opening ceremony.
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