We knew Kelly’s reaction on the viral video to the security guard on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet was not Kelly just ‘poppin off” for no reason as some media outlets tried to suggest.
According to ET in a new interview with AP Entertainment, the singer, 43, explained that the incident seen in video and photos — which show her visibly upset as she ascended the steps of the Palais des Festivals to attend the Marcello Mio premiere — was all about a boundary that was crossed.
“The woman knows what happened. I know what happened. And, I have a boundary, and I stand by those boundaries…
She goes on to say:
“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. And, I stood my ground and she felt like she had to stand hers but I stood my ground and that was it,”.
"I stood my ground."
Kelly Rowland says "I have a boundary" after video of her argument with a red carpet security guard at the Cannes Film Festival went viral this week. pic.twitter.com/Z5UZMF56SA
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) May 23, 2024
After the video began to make the rounds on social media, internet sleuths and lip readers quickly began to examine the footage and speculated that Rowland — who was being ushered through the carpet by the guard who had her arm behind the singer’s back — told the woman, “Don’t talk to me like that.”
At one point in the clip, the train of Rowland’s custom red gown by Anamika Khanna was stepped on and the security guard appeared to make a comment which she took issue with.
The singer quickly turned to the guard on the left of her and sternly addressed the situation, pointing her finger in the face of the other woman.
I am particularly moved by the fact that she is fighting tears
— Crestan Lazyeye הסריס ????ָ????ִ???????? (@crestanlazyeye) May 23, 2024
and
Go Kelly go!
So glad she stood her ground.
I assume the security guard didn’t know she was THEE Kelly Rowland but if you have a ticket to be on that red carpet you shouldn’t be treated any better or worse than anyone else also on that carpet.
— Witty & Worldly (@WittyWorldly) May 23, 2024
and
She was treated disrespectfully and she refused to accept that treatment . Good for her. She made herself clear without swearing, screaming or throwing a fit and she even started off with a smile.
— Bulletproof (@FrustratedWork) May 23, 2024
We are happy Kelly addressed it because the narratives are annoying.
