Another ugly dispute broke out on the Cannes red carpet when actress Massiel Taveras clashed with the same security guard who confronted Kelly Rowland days earlier.
The Dominican actress was on the red carpet Saturday afternoon preparing to unfold a huge dress with a depiction of Jesus, but seemed surprised to be stopped by the security guard who appeared to urge her to “move on.”
Footage of the dispute showed Taveras defying instructions and throwing the train of her dress down the stairs, before the situation escalated and the actress pushed the security guard as she entered the event.
It came just days after Rowland scolded the same guard on the red carpet, which Destiny’s Child implied was due to racism, while staff colleagues insisted she was “just doing her job.”
Dominican actress Massiel Taveras shoved a security guard on the Cannes red carpet on Saturday after they clashed over her enormous dress.
Taveras was trying to roll out a Jesus-themed dress on the red carpet, but had trouble untangling it and became angry with the staff.
In the video of Taveras’ confrontation, the actress appeared to plan to untangle her enormous tail down the stairs, but was quickly stopped by the security guard who extended her arm to her.
While other staff members helped put the dress on while Taveras greeted fans, she became angry when the security guard kept her arm in front of her while she tried to pose for photos.
The two exchanged a few words on the red carpet as staff carried the train up the stairs, before Taveras grabbed the end of another guard’s dress and threw it to the floor in frustration.
Tavárez was previously crowned Miss Dominican Republic and competed in Miss Universe
The security guard kept her arm close to Taveras as she escorted her up the stairs, although it is unclear why the guard followed her so closely.
When she reached the top of the stairs, Taveras, who was previously crowned Miss Dominican Republic and competed in Miss Universe, struggled to unfold the train of her dress.
This led her to berate the security guard when he tried to intervene, raising her arms in frustration.
After she finally untangled her dress, Taveras greeted her fans, but the security guard kept her arm on the actress and appeared to push her toward the entrance.
That move elicited an angry reaction from Taveras as she pushed the security guard away from her, before raising her finger and scowling at him.
It’s unclear why Taveras was confronted by the security guard, three days after the employee also drew attention for her dispute with Rowland.
It came just days after Rowland berated the same guard on the red carpet, which Destiny’s Child implied was due to racism.
The singer expressed her surprise at the treatment she received on the red carpet and noted that racism was the reason she was attacked.
She suggested that “there were other women who attended that carpet, who didn’t look much like me, and they weren’t scolded or pushed or told to get off.”
However, colleagues of the security guard at the Cannes spotlight insisted to DailyMail.com that she was acting appropriately and was “just doing her job.”
“She was an usher working under a lot of pressure to keep people on the carpet moving, to keep crowds from building up,” said a veteran of the festival staff, who has worked at the complex every May for 20 years.
“There was no pushing, shoving or nagging,” he said. ‘Safety and security are the priorities, in addition to meeting the strict deadlines established according to the contracts; Even celebrities have to follow the rules.
‘There are many ushers involved and they always act professionally and courteously.
“In this case, the usher was certainly just doing her job, she didn’t do anything wrong.”
The usher has not been publicly identified, but is known to be a local Frenchwoman on a short-term contract with the week-long Festival.
The source added: “Suggestions of racism are simply ridiculous – visitors and indeed staff at Cannes come from all sorts of backgrounds and none are discriminated against.”
After footage of Rowland berating the employee went viral, a lip-reading expert revealed what Kelly actually said during the heated interaction with the French woman.
Jacqui Press told MailOnline that after the security guard appeared to step on her dress, she apologized and Kelly said: “It’s okay.”
However, the security guard then said something else, causing Kelly’s mood to change, and she responded: ‘Don’t talk to me like that.’
As the security guard continued to escort her up the stairs, Kelly turned around and repeated the phrase several times.