A trip to space with Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has
raised 1.2 million euros ($US1.5 million) for charity at a
glitzy fundraiser at the Cannes film festival.
The Cannes film festival has been hit by a second jewellery
heist after a diamond necklace worth 2 million euros ($US2.6
million) disappeared during a star-studded party, according
to upmarket jeweller De Grisogono.
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.