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Brooke Shields' Terrifying Cannes Hair Snip Scare
2 Jun
Summary
- Brooke Shields recount a terrifying Cannes incident in 1978.
- A fan attempted to cut the then 12-year-old's hair with scissors.
- The star was almost trampled by an unruly crowd at the film festival.
In June 1978, actress Brooke Shields experienced a terrifying incident at the Cannes Film Festival while promoting "Pretty Baby." The film, controversial for its depiction of child exploitation, drew intense crowds, with Shields, then 12, becoming the center of a frenzied mob.
Fans became so overzealous that they attempted to cut Shields' hair with scissors and nearly trampled her. Her mother's companion intervened, stopping the scissors from cutting her hair. This frightening encounter, which Shields described as scarring, nearly led her to abandon acting for modeling.
The "Pretty Baby" shoot itself was intensive for Shields, who had been a child model since infancy. The harrowing Cannes experience left a lasting impact, as she later wrote it took twenty years to return to the festival.
