Vanity Fair France has apologized after the publication edited a portrait of Guy Pearce to remove a Palestinian flag pin he wore at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Neighbors star, 56, arrived at the star-studded event in France wearing a black tuxedo with a Palestinian flag brooch prominently placed on his lapel.
However, after posing for a photo with Vanity Fair France, the publication published a doctored image in which they Photoshopped the pin out of the image, it reported. cnn On Wednesday.
Eagle-eyed social media users discovered the edit after images from the Cannes red carpet were released showing Guy proudly wearing the pin in support of Gaza.
While Vanity Fair France removed Guy’s pin, they did not remove his bracelet that bore the red, black, white, and green colors of the Palestinian flag.
Vanity Fair France has apologized after the publication edited a portrait of Guy Pearce, 56, (pictured) to remove a Palestinian flag pin he wore at the Cannes Film Festival.
After receiving a series of backlash, the French publication published the unedited photo along with an apology.
“We have mistakenly published a modified version of this photograph on the site,” the French-language magazine wrote in X.
‘The original version was posted on Instagram the same day. “We have rectified our mistake and we apologize.”
The Neighbors star arrived at the star-studded event in France wearing a black tuxedo with a Palestinian flag brooch prominently placed on his lapel.
However, after posing for a photo with Vanity Fair France, the publication posted a doctored image in which they Photoshopped the pin out of the image, CNN reported Wednesday.
Guy has yet to publicly comment on the edited photo or apologize, but he took to X after the controversy to double down on his support for Palestine.
‘Palestinians are being murdered as we speak. Displaced, traumatized, ruined,’ his heartfelt message began.
‘The lives and future of Palestinian children are being eradicated by a vengeful tyrant. We have to stop it. This must stop. What a shame, Netanyahu.
Guy has yet to publicly comment on the edited photo or apologize, but he turned to X in the wake of the controversy to double down on his support for Palestine.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Guy and Vanity Fair France parent company Condé Nast for comment.
Guy surprised fans when he debuted a stunning new look at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in France last Monday.
The Australian actor looked a far cry from his usual clean-shaven look while attending the red carpet for his new film The Shrouds.
Looking dapper in his black tuxedo, the former Neighbors star looked unrecognizable as he sported a full beard and longer hair.
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