Charli XCX brushes off waiting fans with straight-faced Cannes Film Festival party entrance

Charli XCX had many fans confused as she made her highly-anticipated entrance into the Cannes Film Festival Magnum party, but failed to crack a smile to waiting guests.

Charli XCX put on a stern display as she arrived to the Cannes Film Festival Magnum party on Thursday, placing her head down and ensuring she was shielded by security when walking through the invite-only bash.

Fans had gathered around the event’s entrance to await the entrance of Charli, but the BRAT singer, 32 – who was a standout at this year’s BRIT Awards – didn’t appear best pleased when she eventually made her arrival around midnight, three hours after the party began.

The bash, which was held at Magnum Beach on the famous La Croisette, saw stars such as Georgia May Jagger, Jerry Hall, MAFS’ Evelyn Ellis and several models and influencers in attendance.

Model Georgia, whose dad is rocker Mick Jagger, appeared to be in high spirits for the bash as she enjoyed making her own Magnum ice cream and posed for snaps with her famous mum.

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Charli later posed for pictures after initially skipping out on the red carpet upon her arrival(Image: Getty Images for Magnum)

But many, including the sprawling crowds outside of the party and TikTok famous stars such as Max Balegde, were gathered to see Charli – who has teamed up with Magnum for this year’s festival, with the party even offering BRAT themed ice creams.

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Despite the crowd hoping to catch Charli’s eye with a smile, a wave, or even a selfie, the pop-star entered the bash with a stern face and kept her sunglasses on as she appeared to ignore cheers. Charli even shook her head when a security guard offered her two Magnum ice creams to hold on her way in and skipped past the red carpet.

With many underwhelmed at the fleeting entrance after waiting eagerly by the door, it seemed that Charli perked up later in the party as she went on to enjoy a dance, give a performance and pick up a milk chocolate Magnum.

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Magnum have teamed up with Charli and even had a BRAT ice cream on the menu
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The invite-only event welcomed stars such as Jerry Hall and Georgia May Jagger alongside singer Charli

The singer, who was joined by a posse of close friends for the bash, donned a fitted white corset and a mini skirt for the evening and kept her eyes shielded by black sunglasses.

It’s possible that her frosty entrance was due to the chaotic crowds outside of the party, with the invite-only affair circled with hopeful fans attempting to get themselves into the event or catch a glimpse of the guests.

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Inside, there was a dipping bar where guests could create their own Magnum – dipped in chocolate, covered in three toppings and drizzled with a sweet sauce of their choice. While ice creams were also being handed out on trays, with plenty of free drinks flowing through the soiree.

Magnum, who throw the party annually during Cannes Film Festival, have taken over the JW Marriott beach club Palais Stephanie Beach for this year’s edition of the two-week event.

Jokic stars as Nuggets take Thunder semi-final to game seven

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Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and recorded 14 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-107 to force a decisive seventh game in their Western Conference semi-final series.

Denver headed into Thursday’s match 3-2 down in the series after squandering late leads in games five and six, but fought back after half-time to earn a trip to Oklahoma City for Game seven on Sunday, 18 May at 14:30 local time (20:30 BST).

“To win that [fourth] quarter, after what’s happened the last two games, says a lot of our guys and the fact that they can bounce back from anything – I keep saying that,” said Denver interim coach David Adelman. “We just keep finding our way.”

Jamal Murray shook off an illness to produce 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, while Christian Braun added 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Julian Strawther came off the bench to score 15 points, his postseason career high.

The Nuggets needed a seventh game to eliminate the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points for the Thunder, who ended the regular season top of the Western Conference with a 68-14 record.

Chet Holmgren wound up with 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Luguentz Dort, Alex Caruso and Cason Wallace scored 10 points apiece.

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US senators seek to block Trump’s UAE, Qatar defence deals

A group of United States senators is trying to halt $3.5bn in weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar over concerns that the deals will personally benefit the family of US President Donald Trump.

Two “resolutions of disapproval” were submitted on Thursday in the US by Democratic Senators Chris Murphy, Chris Van Hollen, Brian Schatz and Tim Kaine, along with Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent who often votes with Democrats.

The legislators also issued statements accusing President Trump, who is concluding a trip to the Middle East, of actively engaging in the “corruption of US foreign policy” over the timing of the sales and recent investment deals.

The Department of State this week approved the $1.6bn sale to the UAE of Chinook helicopters and equipment, F-16 aircraft components, and spare and repair parts to support Apache, Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters. Initial reporting cited the figure as close to $1.3bn, but the $1.6bn figure was used in a statement from the legislators. The lawmakers are also seeking to block $1.9bn in sales to Qatar of MQ-9B Predator drones and associated equipment, which was approved by the State Department in March.

The legislators accuse Trump of accepting favours in exchange for the deals, citing news from April that the Emirati investment firm MGX would use a stablecoin – a cryptocurrency whose value is pegged to another asset – issued by the Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial to finance a $2bn investment in the cryptocurrency exchange Binance.

The Trump family is reported to have made millions off niche cryptocurrencies like the $TRUMP “meme coin” since the president returned to the White House in January.

In addition to business dealings, the senators also expressed fears that US weapons sent to the UAE could end up in the hands of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which is allegedly backed by the UAE and has played a critical role in Sudan’s civil war.

“The US should not be delivering weapons to the UAE as it aids and abets this humanitarian disaster and gross human rights violations,” Van Hollen said, citing Sudan’s civil war.

The senators also cited Qatar’s offer of a Boeing 747 jumbo for the president’s temporary use as Air Force One. The offer has drawn criticism from both Democrats and some Republicans because it would be the most expensive foreign gift ever exchanged between a foreign government and an elected US official.

“There’s nothing Donald Trump loves more than being treated like a king, and that’s exactly why foreign governments are trying to buy his favour with a luxury jumbo jet and investments in Trump’s crypto scams,” Murphy said in a statement.

When asked about the offer of the aircraft, Trump blamed Boeing’s lack of progress in building a new Air Force One and said he would be “stupid” to refuse a free plane.

“It’s not a gift to me, it’s a gift to the Department of Defense,” he said.