Apparently there is more to indulge in at the Cannes Film Festival than cinema, scenery, and spirits. A new in-depth Hollywood Reporter feature details the high-end sex trade that occurs annually on the French Riviera, thanks to information provided by several Cannes regularsβthe most forthcoming of whom appears to be the Lebanese businessman Elie Nahas.
Ahead, we highlight the most eye-opening revelations:. The women ran the gamut, from full-time escorts to models to beauty queens, and they serviced men in hotels, on yachts and in the palatial villas in the hills above Cannes, police said. Philippe Camps, a lawyer for a Paris-based anti-prostitution organization that was a civil plaintiff in the trial, tells THR that some of the women were brought to Cannes under false pretenses and coerced into prostitution.
In return, if they are lucky, concierges sometimes steer clients their way. If they like you, they will give you a lot of money. Every boat has about 10 girls on it; they are usually models, and they are usually nude or half nude.
Archive VF Shop Magazine. Save this story Save. Ahead, we highlight the most eye-opening revelations: The women ran the gamut, from full-time escorts to models to beauty queens, and they serviced men in hotels, on yachts and in the palatial villas in the hills above Cannes, police said. The serious action starts after 10 p. Julie Miller Hollywood Correspondent. Julie Miller is a Hollywood correspondent who has been at Vanity Fair for 11 years. She covers film, television, and celebrity. In spite of her title, she lives on the East Coast.
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