Delon honoured at Cannes despite criticism

By Johnny Cotton and Sarah White
Updated May 20 2019 - 8:58am, first published 8:55am
French actor Alain Delon has received an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
French actor Alain Delon has received an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

An emotional Alain Delon has received a prize for his six decade-long acting career as the Cannes Film Festival shrugged off criticism prompted by his views on women and same-sex couples to give him an honorary Palme d'Or.

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