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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Kelly Rowland alleges racial profiling in Cannes film festival usher incident

Kelly Rowland speaking to one of the ushers at the premiere for Marcello Mio.
Kelly Rowland speaking to one of the ushers at the premiere for Marcello Mio. Photograph: David Fisher/Rex/Shutterstock

Kelly Rowland, the Destiny’s Child singer who has gone on to have a successful acting and solo singing career, has addressed a highly publicised incident at the Cannes film festival where she argued with a festival usher, suggesting she was racially profiled.

Rowland was attending the premiere of Catherine Deneuve film Marcello Mio on Tuesday, where she smiled and waved to fans and photographers on the red carpet. She was then led up stairs by a pair of ushers who formed a barrier with their arms behind her. Rowland turned to one of the ushers and spoke sternly to her with an outstretched finger.

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