FRANCE: British superstar Sir Elton John loses his temper at the Chopard Trophy ceremony reception in Cannes

Record ID: 862035

  • Title: FRANCE: British superstar Sir Elton John loses his temper at the Chopard Trophy ceremony reception in Cannes
  • Date: 25th May 2006
  • Summary: CANNES, FRANCE (MAY 20, 2006) (REUTERS) WS OF CHOPARD CO-PRESIDENT CAROLINE GRUOSI-SCHEUFELE, GILLES JACOB (BALD), PRESIDENT OF THE FILM FESTIVAL APPLAUDING ARRIVAL OF SIR ELTON JOHN AND BRITISH ACTRESS LIZ HURLEY, HURLEY WEARING A LONG PURPLE DRESS WITH HIGH SPLIT SHOWING THIGH ELTON JOHN AND LIZ HURLEY ALL ON STAGE CAROLINE GRUOSI-SCHEUFELE WALKING TO ELTON JOHN WITH TROPHY CU OF CAROLINE GRUOSI-SCHEUFEL AND GILLES JACOB CLOSE UP OF PHOTOGRAPHER ELTON JOHN HOLDING PRIZE TO BE HANDED OVER TO YOUNG MALE TALENT AND TELLING REPORTERS to "Shut up" then continues "shut the fuck up, ...."I'm pleased to give this to Kevin because he's only 21 years old and he's showing great talent already and maturity as an actor, I sincerely believe that he will be huge star and a great actor for many many years to come .... I'm talking you fuckwit, fucking photographers you should have been shot...you should all be shot, thank you...Kevin take this and get it out of my hand because they are a nightmare." / KEVIN ZEGERS HOLDING TROPHY AND ELTON JOHN WALKING OFF PHOTOGRAPHERS WS OF PENELOPE CRUZ WEARING A LONG BLUE DRESS AND CANADIAN ACTOR KEVIN ZEGERS AND ITALIAN ACTRESS JASMINE TRINCA HOLDING THEIR TROPHY/ALL POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
  • Embargoed: 9th June 2006 13:00
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  • Topics: Entertainment,People
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  • Story Text: British star Liz Hurley and British singer Elton John were the hosts of honour for the Chopard Trophy ceremony on Saturday (May 20) at the Carlton hotel in Cannes.
    As the ceremony was going smoothly, Elton John suddenly insulted the press and cursed at reporters. However, he handed over the prize to a Canadian young talent Kevin Zegers and left the room furious before the ceremony was over.
    The Chopard Trophy honouring new talents in the international film industry was awarded to Canadian actor Kevin Zegers for his part in Transamerica by film director Duncan Tucker and Italian actress Jasmine Trinca who is one of the cast member of Nanni Moretti's new film "The Caiman" presented in the official competition.
    Chopard Trophy is one of the more eagerly anticipated events surrounding the Cannes Festival. The prize is a statuette composed of a strip of film in yellow gold produced in the workshops of Chopard's manufactory in Geneva.
    While the Chopard Trophy ceremony was over, Spanish actress Penelope Cruz unexpectedly showed up wearing a long blue dress and flaunted a splendid Chopard necklace set with diamonds.
    To celebrate the success of the two prize winners, numerous celebrities including Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, heavy metal singer Marilyn Manson, burlesque model Dita von Teese, Paris Hilton, Czech top model Eva Herzigova and many others attended the "Kind of Magic" dinner party.
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