Emily Blunt Speaks Out Against ‘No Flats’ Controversy At Cannes

Emily Blunt spoke out against the no-flats rule at the Cannes Film Festival after reports alleged that women were denied access to a premiere because they were wearing flats instead of high heels.

Flats Ban At Cannes?

According to reports, a handful of women were turned away from the premiere of Carol, a film starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, on Sunday, May 17. The women, reportedly in their 50s, were allegedly appropriately dressed save for rhinestone flats and were turned away. After the report went viral, Cannes confirmed it’s no-flats for women policy and Asif Kapadia, director of the Amy Winehouse documentary, Amy, which is screening at the festival, also confirmed the story, saying that Festival officials almost refused entry to his wife.