Keira Knightley and Eva Mendes had to abandon the red carpet at the Rome Film Festival after protesters stormed the event. The two actresses were promoting their new movie Last Night at the festival when demonstrators flooded the premiere because of the Italian government’s decision to cut arts funding. The film’s showing was delayed by almost two hours as bodyguards helped the pair safely move through the crowds of people. The movie’s director, Massy Tadjedin, used a microphone to talk to the protesters. She said: “We are pleased to renounce the red carpet and support you.” However the culture minister Sandro Bondi said the demonstration was ‘unjustified’.
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