FILE PHOTO: The 75th Cannes Film Festival - The Palme d'Or Award - Cannes, France, May 17, 2022. A Chopard representative displays an exceptional Palme d'Or, the highest prize awarded to competing films, created for the 75th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, during an interview on the day of the opening ceremony of the festival. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
CANNES, France (Reuters) - The Ukraine crisis grabbed the spotlight in Cannes on Friday as a semi-naked protester painted in blue and yellow was ejected from the red carpet.
The unidentified woman ripped off her gown revealing the Ukrainian flag colours, with the words "STOP RAPING US" emblazoned on her abdomen and red handprints on her buttocks.
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