They could have called out all the producers, directors, buyers, actors

Source: http://www.crazydaysandnights.net

It was nice of this trade to finally acknowledge that this foreign A++ list film festival has evolved into just an elaborate cover for yachting.

If they had wanted to be helpful though, they could have called out all the producers/directors/buyers/actors who fuel that business.

Cannes Film Festival

The Hollywood Reporter

Sex Trafficking Mars the Mystique of Cannes Film Festival: “This Crime Is Significantly Underreported”

Each May, young women arrive in the South of France with big-screen ambitions, but even after the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the #MeToo movement, their journey to Hollywood often begins with producers promising movie roles and visas in return for sex.

The fact that Cannes has become publicly associated with sex trafficking certainly sparked headlines. And yawns. After all, for decades, the festival — with its booming yacht circuit and influx of wannabe actresses and uber-wealth — had been ground zero for nefarious activity, including sex trafficking in all its myriad forms. What’s more surprising is that despite the tidal shift in awareness post-#MeToo, bad behavior on the Cannes party scene persists.

Under the Obama administration, the federal sex trafficking laws were amended to create jurisdiction over U.S. citizens violating these laws in foreign countries. The amendment allowed Herman to make a claim against Weinstein because he’s a U.S. citizen and allegedly violated federal sex trafficking laws while in France.- Source