The Alleged Reason Behind Kelly Rowland's Cannes Film Festival Outburst Revealed

Hollywood star Kelly Rowland, 43, was recently seen on video confronting security staff at the Cannes Film Festival. Rowland scolded the staff, reportedly frustrated by their seemingly aggressive behavior.

This incident comes a few months after Rowland left the "Today" show, allegedly because she was dissatisfied with the dressing room she was given.

Insiders have unveiled the backstory behind Rowland's confrontation with an assistant on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. A source who spoke to the DailyMail revealed that a verbal altercation ensued between Rowland and a security member, triggered by the purportedly "aggressive" behavior of festival staff as she made her way up the Cannes Film Festival steps for the premiere of the French film "Marcello Mio."

According to the source, the 43-year-old singer reached her breaking point when the people "assigned to helping stars walk the red carpet were being aggressive, and Kelly was trying to ignore it."

"By the time she got to the last woman she had had it because she scolded Kelly and told her to move when she was trying to wave to fans and help the paparazzi get their shot," the source continued. She doesn't care if she comes across like a diva if she knows that she is advocating for herself. She isn't fake and wanted to set a clear boundary."

Video footage captured the intense moment Rowland vehemently scolded the staff member, raising her finger in admonition. As the security guard seemed to react urgently to her rebuke, the singer persisted in her tirade even as she ascended the remaining steps.

Rowland's reaction comes a few months after the star abruptly left an appearance on the "Today" show in February, though the reason for her departure has been subject to debate.

According to sources from Page Six, Rowland's departure from NBC's "Today" show was prompted by her dissatisfaction with her dressing room.

The R&B singer and actress appeared on the 8 a.m. segment of "Today" and was slated to guest host the fourth hour with Kotb. However, the former Destiny's Child singer withdrew at the last minute, allegedly because the dressing room was too small.

Her abrupt exit left Kotb scrambling to find a replacement, with Rita Ora stepping in at the last minute.

"Kelly and her team were not happy. They did not like the dressing room, so they decided to pull her off the show, leaving [Kotb] without a guest host for the 10 a.m. hour," a source told the news outlet. This reasoning was seemingly confirmed by Kotb's offer for Rowland to share her dressing room in the future.

According to The Wrap, an insider revealed that Rowland's departure was prompted by perceived "disrespect" from Kotb's co-host, Savannah Guthrie. The source claimed that the "Dilemma" singer "felt disrespected" due to Guthrie's persistent questioning about Beyoncé.

"Kelly was offended that Savannah repeatedly and aggressively asked her about Beyoncé, rather than focusing on the promotion of Rowland's new film, "Mea Culpa," the insider shared. "She and her team were not happy and felt disrespected."

"The story was spun that Kelly didn't like her dressing room, but she has been on the Today show numerous times, and she and her team know the dressing room set up," the insider clarified. "That would not come as a surprise at all."

Before leaving the NBC set, Guthrie asked Rowland about Beyoncé's venture into country music. Rowland responded with praise for her friend, stating, "I'm so proud of her—so happy for her."

However, TMZ later contradicted The Wrap's claims, asserting that Rowland was not aggressively questioned about Beyoncé.

Despite the conflicting reports, Rowland refrained from addressing the true reason for her departure from the "Today" show and focused instead on promoting her Netflix movie, "Mea Culpa."

The film was produced by Tyler Perry and starred Rowland, who also served as a producer in subsequent interviews.

Since the movie's release, critics have been unmerciful in their assessment of Mea Culpa, which is reflected in its dismal score of only 17 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

This score indicates that fewer than one-fifth of the critics who viewed the film offered a positive review.

In a scathing two-star review for The Guardian, critic Benjamin Lee lamented, "As one might have guessed from the plot description, it's hopelessly overstacked, Perry's poor actors stumbling over absurdly soapy dialogue, needlessly busying something that required a lot more focus to work."

Lee criticized the film's trajectory, noting, "While it might start out as an erotic thriller, it slows down to a damp relationship drama before meandering its way to a climax hinged on head-scratching twists that make little to zero sense."