#Socialites, get a load of this! The same “aggressive” and “rude” security guard that was seen moving Kelly Rowland from the Cannes Film Festival carpet earlier this week has now been spotted rushing another person of color, Dominican actress Massiel Taveras.
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As mentioned, earlier this week, Kelly Rowland was filmed and photographed while scolding the unnamed security guard during the premiere of ‘Marcello Mio’ on May 21. As she was posing for photos on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet stairs, Kelly Rowland was intercepted by a female security guard who extended her arm to stop Rowland from continuing to pose.
The 43-year-old singer and actress gave a smile to the security guard and gently touched her arm to signal that she understood the need to continue moving. Despite the security guard maintaining her arm in place and guiding Rowland up the stairs, the Destiny’s Child star offered a friendly finger wave to the woman again indicating that there was no need for such unnecessary and excessive force. Things escalated with Rowland pointing her finger and scolding the woman.
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After the viral incident, Rowland told the Associated Press, “The woman knows what happened. I know what happened. I have a boundary, and I stand by those boundaries, and that is it. And there were other women that attended that carpet who did not quite look like me, and they didn’t get scolded or pushed off or told to get off. I stood my ground, and she felt like she had to stand hers, but I stood my ground.”
Since Kelly Rowland’s viral incident at the Cannes Film Festival, another woman of color, Dominican actress Massiel Taveras has now gone viral herself for being pushed up the staircase carpet at the film festival just days later.
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In a new viral video, shared on Saturday (May 25), Taveras is seen going up the red carpet stairs in a white gown that featured a long train of what appeared to be the likeness of Jesus Christ printed/painted on it. As Taveras attempted to show off her train, the same security guard involved in the incident with Kelly Rowland is seen gesturing for Taveras to hurry up and move along as she posed for photos.
Like Rowland, Taveras is seen in a heated verbal exchange of words with the security guard, who kept her arm up trying to push the actress up the stairs.
Social users have also debated the difference in treatment for White celebrities like Heidi Klum, who was seen posing on the carpet on May 14 with no interference. However, Kelly Rowland and now Massiel Taveras haven’t been afforded that same freedom and treatment.
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