Massiel Taveras responds to Cannes security incident and praises “queen” Kelly Rowland; “We need… | Hollywood

The Cannes red carpet was a visual spectacle this year with its star-studded line-up, except for a few inconveniences experienced by some red carpet walkers. Just days after a video went viral showing singer Kelly Rowland in a major showdown with a security guard for seemingly hassling her through photos, Dominican actress Massiel Taveras was involved in a similar altercation.

After this incident, a few more clips surfaced, including one featuring K-pop idol YoonA, who was in a similar situation. Although she didn’t speak out like the other two, she seemed visibly upset about the treatment. Now Taveras is speaking out, echoing Rowland’s sentiments and demanding respect.

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Massiel Taveras comments on the incident in Cannes

The star of The Other Penelope was filmed shoving a security guard on the red carpet who tried to force her into the building while she was trying to unzip the long train of her dress, which showcases Christ’s creativity. Annoyed by the constant pushing and grabbing, Massiel took his anger out on the same security guard who was involved in Kelly Rowland’s incident. Now, Kelly Rowland’s criticism of the security guard has made its way to Massiel Taveras’ Instagram story, although Taveras did not directly share her own experience.

“Queen,” Taveras wrote on her Instagram story, sharing an article about Kelly Rowland. “(We need) respect.” She added in another post. “The woman knows what happened; I know what happened,” Rowland previously told AP, speaking about what went wrong on the red carpet. “I have boundaries and I stand by those boundaries and that’s all. And there were other women on that carpet that didn’t quite look like me,” she added.

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Fans were outraged by the repeated behavior of one security guard and a number of others who seemed to be targeting only a handful of celebrities. Several videos went viral, bringing the issue to light. After a former member of Destiny’s Child was seen berating the security guard, with lip readers interpreting Rowland as saying, “Don’t talk to me like that. Don’t talk to me like that. You’re not my mother. I told you not to talk to me like that,” she raised concerns about why other women on the red carpet who did not resemble her (possibly a reference to alleged racial abuse) were not asked to move despite posing for long periods.

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The incident soon repeated itself with Massiel Taveras and the video went viral again. Fans went on a search for more such incidents and found that South Korean star YoonA, a member of the K-pop group Girls’ Generation, received the same treatment as she was not allowed to pose and was rushed. Many fans pointed out how uncomfortable and visibly upset she seemed, but instead of reacting, she bore it calmly and went inside.