People are buzzing here about a viral video showing Cannes boss Thierry Fremaux in an altercation with a local police officer
The incident happened on Thursday at 2am as a tuxedo’ed Fremaux was riding his electric bicycle on the pavement in front of the Carlton hotel. He got into a heated argument with a police officer in front steps of the hotel.
The Tweet shows the officer shoving Frémaux, with the delegate general, pushing him to one side and preventing him from entering the Carlton. Frémaux is then seen pointing his finger at the officer and shouting at him, “Give me your name!” He then tells him that he will “file a complaint”.
Frémaux announced at his opening press conference that he would be riding a bicycle to get around the festival this year as a gesture aimed at reducing his carbon footprints. Time to switch back to that car, Thierry.