Paris Hilton Breaks The ‘No Selfie’ Rule At The Cannes Film Festival

by Olivia Truffaut-WongMay 19, 2015, 10:36 pm >

Paris Hilton attended the Cannes Film Festival and broke the ‘No Selfie’ rule while walking on the red carpet at the Inside Out premiere.

Paris Hilton Breaks Selfie Rule At Cannes Film Festival

Hilton sparkled in her sheer, bedazzled gown by Yousef Al-Jasmi at Pixar’s Inside Out premiere on Monday, and while her presence was puzzling, the controversy surrounding her appearace was due to her stop mid-carpet to take a selfie. While on the red carpet, Hilton stopped with her friend, actor Sun Zu Yang, to take a selfie – which is strictly against the Cannes Film Festival rules.

Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux banned selfies from the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, calling them “ridiculous and grotesque.” Hilton either wasn’t aware of the rule or simply did not care. “We are waging a campaign to slow down the contemporary practice of selfies on the red carpet and the steps. Beyond what we think, it’s a practice that’s often extremely ridiculous and grotesque. We have a certain amount of time to get people across the red carpet and up the steps and it really slows things down if people stop every two metres to take pictures of themselves, with themselves,” Fremaux said. Hilton isn’t the only celebrity to break the selfie ban. Eva Longoria and Salma Hayek have also reportedly broken the rule.

Hilton was just in town for the weekend to premiere her newest single, “High Off My Love,” and attend the Heart Fund’s Generous People Dinner Gala. At the event, Hilton reportedly got into a bit of a bidding war with Leonardo DiCaprio over a Chanel purse up for auction – DiCaprio ended up the victor.

Paris in Cannes by @EllenVonUnwerth

A photo posted by Paris Hilton (@parishilton) on May 17, 2015 at 8:05pm PDT

Article by Olivia Truffaut-Wong

Olivia Truffaut-Wong was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where she developed her love of all things entertainment. After moving to New York City to earn her degree in Film Studies, she stayed on the East Coast to follow her passion and become an entertainment writer. She lives on a diet of television, movies and food.