Cannes turns up the glamour as Queen Latifah hosts the amfAR gala

The eye on the Cannes Movie Competition turns Thursday to the glitzy amfAR gala to lift cash for AIDS analysis

Kate Beckinsale poses for photographers upon arrival on the amfAR Cinema Towards AIDS profit on the Lodge du Cap-Eden-Roc, in the course of the 76th Cannes worldwide movie competition, Cap d’Antibes, southern France, Thursday, Could 25, 2023. (Photograph by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

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ANTIBES, France — The eye on the Cannes Movie Competition turns Thursday to the glitzy amfAR gala to lift cash for AIDS analysis.

Queen Latifah is internet hosting the lavish bash that can gather hundreds of thousands by its public sale of one-of-a-kind objects and experiences. The night’s co-chairs embrace Angela Bassett, Robert De Niro and Scarlett Johansson. Halsey, Gladys Knight, Adam Lambert and Bebe Rexha are anticipated to carry out on the twenty ninth version.

The almost two weeks of Cannes crimson carpets present quite a few standout trend moments. This yr’s version hasn’t dissatisfied, with Helen Mirren sporting blue hair on opening night time, Johansson and different stars of Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid Metropolis” wanting glamorous and Adriana Lima, Karlie Kloss and different celebrities getting decked out for the “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future” premiere.

Stars attending the close by Cannes competition usually attend the gala. De Niro was final yr’s featured visitor and a lunch with the Oscar winner was among the many fundraising objects.

As of final yr, the amfAR Gala Cannes has raised $245 million for the group’s lifesaving AIDS analysis packages.