, after she covered herself in fake blood on the steps up to the Palais, staging a protest in support of Ukraine.along the Croisette and its surroundings during the festival.
Ilona Chernobai — a Ukrainian fitness trainer with one million followers on Instagram — walked the red carpet at Cannes in a blue and yellow dress, symbolizing the Ukraine flag. As she got to the stairs, she pulled bags of fake blood from underneath her dress and poured them over herself. Security immediately grabbed her and escorted her off the carpet.her act of protest, writing, “The action was in support of the occupied territories and our people who live there.
“On the red carpet of the 76th Cannes Film Festival, I came out in a dress in the colors of our flag and poured red paint on myself,” Chernobai wrote . “I used my chance and with this act I reminded what is happening in Ukraine!!!” She continued, “Unfortunately, I can no longer post all the events in stories, like many bloggers, because Instagram destroys everything! But my page is under threat of deletion! I am very glad that my act spread all over the world media! People should not forget about us!”Chernobai said in her post that she is now “banned from the festival” and many other events, “but it’s worth it.”
TOPSHOT – A protester, wearing a dress in the colours of the Ukrainian flag, is detained by security after she covered herself in fake blood on the stairs on the Festival Palace ahead of the screening of the film “Acide” during the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 21, 2023.
Photos: Cannes security blocks a protester wearing a dress in the colors of the Ukrainian flag reading 'F--- You Putin' on the red carpet.