Demi Moore He yelled at the audience during the introduction. Cher Speaking at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Cannes Gala in France on Thursday, May 23, the 61-year-old actress was interrupted by an attendee to retort, “I don’t think so.”
Prior to this comment, Vanity Fair show The “Ghost” actress tried to get the crowd going: “I’m just trying to make sure this is the moment we’ve all been waiting for… I just want to make sure you’re all really with me… because here’s this incredible woman I’m about to introduce to you, she’s a Grammy Award winner, an Oscar winner, an Emmy Award winner… are you in the back of the room an Emmy Award winner too?” Demi said.
It’s unclear what the person said to upset the American actress, but she went on to praise the “Believe” singer. “She’s a style icon, a hair inspiration to me, and she won the amfAR Inspiration Award in 2015. Basically, she’s one of the most talented, successful and beloved performers of all time… so please give a warm welcome to the incredible and one-of-a-kind Cher,” she told the audience.
Despite these remarks, the evening continued with a stunning performance from the 78-year-old singer, who sang several of her own hits as well as a cover of Marc Cohn’s ballad “Walking in Memphis.”
Before singing her classic hit “Believe,” Cher spoke about her music career: “I got dropped by my record company and one day my best friend and manager, the late Billy Sammes, came to me and said, ‘Look, my self-worth is too tied up in your talent, I don’t need you anymore.’ And I was like, ‘Oh my God!’ And I was like, ‘I don’t know what to do.’ And then this guy from England came to me and said, ‘I still believe in you. Come over here! I’ve got a song for you to sing, let’s see what happens.’ And that was it,” Cher said publicly.
Besides this pop star, Nick Jonas was also among the performers on the night. The 31-year-old sang his hits “Jealous” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” but he wasn’t the only member of Jonas. Joe Jonas They captivated the audience with “Cake by the Ocean.”