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A trip to space with Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has raised 1.2 million euros ($US1.5 million) for charity at a glitzy fundraiser at the Cannes film festival.

Embattled entertainer Rolf Harris will continue to be investigated over historical sex abuse allegations after his bail was renewed.

Last week, it worked for a man pretending to be Gwyneth Paltrow's bodyguard.

The Cannes film festival has been hit by a second jewellery heist after a diamond necklace worth 2 million euros ($US2.6 million) disappeared during a star-studded party, according to upmarket jeweller De Grisogono.

Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboardist of 1960s rock group The Doors, has died aged 74, the group's manager Tom Vitorino said.

Film stars come to Cannes to promote themselves and their projects - so where better to launch a wry documentary bemoaning the seeming dominance of celebrity pulling-power over content?

Australian performer Rolf Harris has appeared on stage for the first time since it was reported he had been questioned by British police over alleged sex offences.

Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision before an international TV audience of around 125 million, securing the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by flutes and drums.