Spike Lee says he “messed up” announcing ‘Titane’ early as Cannes Palme d’Or winner
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nme.comby announcing the Palme d’Or winner early.The Da 5 Bloods director, who was head of this year’s jury, accidentally revealed Titane as the winner of the festival’s top prize midway through the ceremony last night (July 17) instead of at the end.He said in a press conference [via Deadline] that he “was very specific to speak to the people of Cannes and tell them that I apologise” but they told him to “forget about it”.“I have no excuses.
I messed up. I’m a big sports fan. It’s like the guy at the end of the game in the foul line, he misses the free throw, or a guy misses a kick, so no apologies,” he added.Later in the ceremony Lee said sorry for the mistake before announcing the winner at the appropriate time.
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