Cannes 2025: Rihanna & A$AP Rocky turn heads as Denzel gets surprise honour

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A night of unexpected magic at the Cannes Film Festival as Denzel Washington receives a surprise honorary Palme d'Or before the premiere of Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest”. Rihanna lit up the red carpet, arriving post-screening with A$AP Rocky, revealing her growing baby bump. The film marks Lee and Denzel’s fifth collaboration, with Washington playing a powerful music mogul.

Cannes also showcased bold cinema with Jafar Panahi’s defiant Iranian drama "It Was Just an Accident" and “Once Upon a Time in Gaza”, a gripping tale by the Nasser brothers. It was a day of legends, surprises, and powerful global voices.