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Cannes Festival: "We try to avoid controversy" (Frémaux)

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"Our wish was to hold a festival where we would avoid controversy," says Thierry Frémaux, the Cannes Film Festival general Deputy director, a day before opening, as rumors swell around potential accusations of sexual abuse concerning artists. SOUNDBITE

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