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The bizarre Cannes Film Festival red carpet cameo we all missed

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Stars in glamorous gowns often peacock on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, but one attendee over the weekend literally came as a bird.

Ahead of the the premiere of Lynne Ramsay's Die, My Love, with Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence, a man came fully dressed as bird, complete with a beak and feathers.

The costume had a purpose. It was a tie-in with the documentary I Love Peru, which is playing in the Cannes Classics section.

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Raphael Quenard and Hugo David pose with a person dressed in bird costume at the premiere of the film Die, My Love at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, May 17, 2025.

Nothing to see here... Lewis Joly/Invision/AP

The costume was specifically a condor, which in Peru has been seen as a creature connecting heaven and earth.

The Cannes Film Festival recently banned nudity and "excessively voluminous" gowns. But it has no policy against condors.

While you'd think a man in a bird costume would easily win the title of 'most headline-grabbing animal cameo at Cannes', there was another that overshadowed it.

IN PICTURES: All the dazzling red carpet looks from the Cannes Film Festival

Raphael Quenard and Hugo David pose with a person dressed in bird costume at a photocall for the film Die, My Love at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, May 18, 2025.

Yes, a man dressed as a condor made his red carpet debut at the Cannes Film Festival. Natacha Pisarenko/Invision/AP

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On Friday, the red carpet was thrown into chaos when a bee made a, erm, beeline for Emma Stone during the Eddington premiere.

The La La Land star was standing between her co-stars Austin Butler and Pedro Pascal when she noticed the bee heading straight for her.

The Oscar winner attempted to swat it away, before Elvis star Butler nobly tried his luck, blowing air at the insect instead to change its course.

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Finally, Pascal pushed it away with his hand as Stone ducked out of the way.

Emma Stone tries to avoid a bee next to Austin Butler, Pedro Pascal and director Ari Aster at the premiere of Eddington during the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 16 May 2025

A bee managed to cause chaos on at Eddington's premiere at Cannes on Friday. Getty

Emma Stone tries to avoid a bee next to Austin Butler and Pedro Pascal at the premiere of Eddington during the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 16 May 2025

Emma Stone ducked out of the way as her co-stars attempted to redirect it. Getty

Nobody was stung, fortunately, but the resulting photos were hilarious.

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The French Riviera's annual film festival continues this week, so who knows what other weird and wonderful critters lie in wait...

For more iconic moments from the Cannes Film Festival over the years, watch the video below:

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