Kelly Rowland Apparently Accuses Cannes Security Guard in Viral Video of Racism and Unfair Treatment: Celebrities: Enstarz

Kelly Rowland is not apologizing after apparently berating a security guard at the Cannes Film Festival.

On Tuesday, the former Destiny’s Child member was caught in a viral video pointing a finger at a security guard while on the Cannes red carpet. She spoke about the encounter on Thursday and explained that she had only “held on.”

“This woman knows what happened. I know what happened,” she told AP News while attending amfAR’s annual Cinema Against AIDS gala, two days after her appearance in Cannes. “I have a limit and I respect it.”

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She also apparently accused the staff member of racism and unfair treatment by noting that other guests, who didn’t look like her, weren’t “pushed away” and “scolded” like she was.

“There were other women on that mat who didn’t really look like me, and they weren’t scolded or pushed away or asked to get off,” Rowland continued. “I held on and she felt like she had to hold on. But I held on.”

In the viral video, Rowland was seen taking her time on the steps and waving her hands at the crowd. However, the staff members asked her to move forward and apparently forced her up the stairs with their hands guiding her, showing her where to go. A person who had a heated confrontation with Kelly could be seen stretching an arm behind the singer-actress’ back.

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Jacqui Press, a lip reader, spoke to Mail Online and shared what Rowland allegedly said to the security guard. She said after the guard appeared to step on Rowland’s dress, the first guard apologized and the second said, “It’s okay.”

However, the guard apparently said something else that prompted Rowland to change her mood.

“Don’t talk to me like that,” Rowland said, pointing at the guard.

The guard continued to take her up the stairs, but the “Mea Culpa” star turned around and pointed at her and said, “Don’t talk to me like that,” repeatedly.

A security guard came down and asked what was going on and Rowland continued up the steps before turning to the guard again and saying, “You still don’t talk to me like that!”

Several netizens reacted to the encounter and felt that Rowland was disrespected because other celebrities like Heidi Klum were left alone on the steps for a photo shoot.

“The difference is stark in how ‘some’ are rushed off the steps with their arms in front of their faces and step on her dress and others, they will wait patiently,” said Nikki Fowler, award-winning founder and editor of Glitter Magazine , on X, formerly Twitter.