Cannes Lions

These Celebs Mean Business at This Year's Cannes

They're promoting their startups and lending star power to brands

Celebrities at Cannes
These celebs will make an appearance at Cannes. David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images, JOHN LAMPARSKI/AFP via Getty Images, Randy Holmes / Disney via Getty Images
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By David Griner

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Celebrities rarely come to Cannes Lions just to socialize on adtech yachts. If they’re not promoting their own startups, they’re guests of major corporations hoping to leverage their star power to get more butts in seats at the Palais. Here are some of this year’s best-known names in attendance.

Queen Latifah
Rapper, actor, producer



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Novo Nordisk, maker of weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, has tapped Queen Latifah for years as a spokeswoman advocating for stigma-free discussions of obesity.

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This story first appeared in the June 11, 2024, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.

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David Griner

David Griner is former international editor at Adweek. He's been covering agencies, creativity, technology and marketing innovation for more than a decade.

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