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The Olympic flame touched down in France on Wednesday with some 150,000 people gathering in the southern city of Marseille’s historic port area to watch its transfer onto French soil after a 12-day journey from Greece in a hundred-year-old three-masted sailing ship.
The ceremony is being seen as a test run for the opening ceremony on July 26 of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games, in terms of crowd control and security.
Around 5,500 security staff were mobilized for the event, 2,400 of them police officers, with a security perimeter set around the spectator area and more than 500 plain-clothed police officers mingling with the crowds.
The flame’s arrival in France sparked a day of debate in the local media on whether the country and Paris in particular would be ready for the 2024 games running from July 26 to August 11, both physically and in spirit.
A question still hangs over ambitious plans to hold the opening ceremony on and along the River Seine, rather than in a stadium.
The organizers and Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra originally suggested around 500,000 to 600,000 spectators would be allowed into a securitized sector running some six kilometers along the banks of the Seine.
In March, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced that the number would be closer to 326,000 and possibly lower, due to crowd control measures as well as security concerns amid a heightened terrorism threat.
French President Emmanuel Macron then revealed in an interview in April that a Plan B and a Plan C were also being prepared which could see the ceremony limited to the area around the Trocadero area opposite the Eiffel Tower or moved into a stadium in the case of a high terror threat.
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The MTV Movie and TV Awards is taking a break this year. The annual event will instead return in 2025 with a fresh, 'reimagined' format.
Anya Taylor-Joy, Heidi Klum, and Helena Christensen were among the stars who arrived at the Opening Ceremony and the screening of “Le Deuxieme Acte” at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 14, 2024.This year’s jury members, including Greta Gerwig, Eva Green, and Lily Gladstone, are tasked with deciding the winners of the various awards.The Opening Ceremony was highlighted by the presentation of the Honorary Palme d’Or to Meryl Streep, awarded in recognition of her illustrious career and contributions to film.The 2024 Cannes Film Festival runs from May 14 to May 25, 2024.
The Cannes Film Festival always has incredible fashion on the red carpet and the opening ceremony just kicked off the next week of amazing looks!
Angelique Jackson The Olympic flame is coming to the Cannes Film Festival red carpet. The 77th edition of the Festival de Cannes will serve as a preview for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with the premiere screening of Mickaël Gamrasni’s documentary “Olympiques! La France des Jeux” on May 21.
French actress and activist Judith Godreche is among a group of protestors who have set up a demonstration outside the CNC in Paris this morning calling for the organization’s head Dominique Boutonnat to be suspended.
Love Island's Amy Hart stunned on the BAFTAs 2024 red carpet in a strapless ivory gown, that she revealed had been in the running to be her wedding dress.The 30 year old star is due to marry her fiancé, Sam Rason, this summer, and she's been on the hunt for her dream wedding dress. Speaking exclusively to OK! at the event on Sunday, 12 May, Amy explained how she ended up wearing the dress, which featured a low-cut neckline and hand painted flower detailing.
Maggie Steffens asked for more support for the U.S. women’s water polo team, and the captain received one particularly surprising response.From a clock-wearing rap icon.Moved by Steffens’ Instagram post, Flavor Flav has stepped forward to help the U.S.
Good afternoon Insiders, Jesse Whittock here with you today. Cannes is nearly here, and we’ve got you covered there, along with the rest of the noise from the international film and TV worlds.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor NBC is adding a new event to its coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics: Steve Kornacki in front of his big board. Kornacki, who is known for his deft on-the-fly analysis of political campaigns and races, will turn his focus for a short period of time to athletic competition in Paris as part of a cadre of NBC News journalists who will present some coverage of the extravaganza, Willie Geist, Sam Brock, Gadi Schwartz and Anne Thompson will also participate, with Kornacki offering analysis from the U.S., and his colleagues on the ground in France. The Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics is Friday, July 26 on NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo.
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Morrison‘s acclaimed solo play Sugar Daddy will be staged in Beverly Hills, California, prior to a planned, previously unannounced Broadway run in 2025.
French President Emmanuel Macron has clarified comments he made last year about Gérard Depardieu which seemed to suggest his support for the actor in the face of a tide of sexual assault accusations, which the latter has denied.
red carpet, Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour surprised fashion fans when she walked the red carpet in a custom version of a Loewe Fall/winter 2024 ensemble that consisted of a fitted long-sleeve white gown and dramatic floral coat adored with flowers. The surprising part wasn't that she chose a coat, but that it was black.Wintour, 74, has famously shared some of her cardinal style rules publicly, including her thoughts on wearing what's arguably fashion's most beloved—or at least most relied-upon—shade.
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Flavor Flav is stepping up to support the US Women’s Olympic Waterpolo Team at the 2024 Olympic Games this summer.
Raven-Symoné is sticking up for wife Miranda Pearman-Maday!
Snapchat parent Snap Inc. made a flurry of announcements during its NewFronts presentation to advertisers, including team-ups with Issa Rae and Live Nation as well as the launch of an in-app sports channel.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Lily Collins is in Rome to shoot a portion of “Emily in Paris” Season 4, which wrapped filming in France last week, she announced on Instagram. The hit Netflix show started shooting in January in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games, which will kick off on July 26, for which the French capital is now in final preparatory stages. Collins on Saturday posted a photo of herself and Ashley Park, who plays Mindy Chen on the comedy series, which a caption that said: “Next stop: Rome!” Incidentally, Season 4 is shaping up to be a big one for Mindy who is reportedly headed to Eurovision.
We’re getting close to the season finale of The Voice and the Top 12 contestants have been revealed ahead of the live shows.
Kate Forbes has refused to address whether she will run for the SNP leadership in her first statement since Humza Yousaf resigned as First Minister.