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Barbra Streisand Reveals Reason for Skipping Cannes Despite Palme D'Or Honor

Despite earning an honorary Palme D’Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Barbra Streisand won’t be accepting her trophy in person. “On the advice of my doctors, as I continue recovering from a knee injury, I am sadly unable to attend the Festival de Cannes this year,” Streisand, 84, told Variety in a Sunday, May 17, statement. “I am deeply honored to receive the honorary Palme d’Or and had so been looking forward to celebrating the remarkable films of the 79th edition.” The EGOT recipient was set to receive the legendary accolade at the closing ceremony of the French film festival later this m...