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Streisand skips Cannes ceremony due to knee injury

May 18, 2026
The Cannes Film Festival said it would still go ahead with plans to celebrate the career of Barbra Streisand. (AFP pic)

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The two-time Oscar winner was due to appear at Cannes to collect a lifetime achievement award but said her doctors told her not to travel while recovering from a knee operation.

The festival said in a statement that it would still go ahead with plans to celebrate the career of the 84-year-old on Saturday, and wished her a speedy recovery.