Sonam's not travelling to Cannes

Red Carpet war? Ash and Sonam

18 May 2009, 0000 hrs IST, JAYA DRONA , TNN

It's official – L'Oreal, the brand which was to have both Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, its long-time brand ambassador, and Sonam Kapoor, its latest one, walk the Red Carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, has said that it has asked Sonam not to go.

Sonam had giggled excitedly about rubbing shoulders with Ash at the French film fest, but after her no-show, reports appeared that she was asked not to go because Ash didn't want her to steal her thunder.

After Monika Bhattacharya, Sonam's manager, issued a statement saying Sonam had been asked not to travel to the fest, L'Oreal issued one too, confirming that the brand has indeed advised Sonam not to go.

DT did some digging, and this is what we found. L'Oreal first invited Sonam to be a part of the L'Oreal Paris dream team and issued a press release that said, "Raising the toast to celebrate the association, Sonam Kapoor was welcomed as the youngest member to join the L'Oreal Paris dream team that includes awe-inspiring beauties such as Aishwarya Rai (Bachchan), Penelope Cruz, Naomi Lenoir, Andie MacDowell, Beyonce Knowles, Laetitia Casta, Kerry Washington, Milla Jovovich, Michelle Yeoh, Eva Longoria and Scarlett Johansson. 2009 will be a highlight year for the L'Oreal Paris brand in India as both its spokespersons – the iconic Aishwarya Rai and Sonam will represent Indian beauty and talent oversees at the Cannes Film Festival alongside other members of the dream team."

But then came the real surprise. It was announced that Sonam's not going at all. "Sonam's not travelling to Cannes," said Monika. But why? "The brand should know best. She's been asked not to go," she added.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Red-Carpet-war-Ash-and-Sonam/articleshow/4543054.cms

OMG What a Mess this has all been.

the same kind of article has been posted a million times here in this section.. what was new in this one?

this article hasn't been posted million times not it's crap. L'oreal Brand Spokesperson just confirmed Sonam isn't attending

A spokesperson of the brand says, "We do not want to take part in or encourage any controversy involving our spokespeople.


There were reports after some comments by Sonam Kapoor, which were presented out of context. In order to avoid further escalation, we have advised Sonam not to go to Cannes as was planned earlier, bearing in mind that there would be more interesting opportunities for future appearances in Europe for her. The brand is extremely mindful of protecting the image of its spokespeople."

oh darn it , one face i was most excited to see at Cannes...and now she is not going,,,,,,bad move on L'orreal part

^^😆 I think freida isn't going either. Hopefully next year😃

This truly sucks. The only face i was looking forward to :@

What did Sonam say that was out of context and can ruin L'Oreal's image? Everything is so confusing??!!!

sonam praised ash bt the tabloids reported that sonam said ash and she belong to different generation and tabloids created war between two loreal faces ash and sona .. thats wat the loreal is referring to.

Originally posted by: tpam

sonam praised ash bt the tabloids reported that sonam said ash and she belong to different generation and tabloids created war between two loreal faces ash and sona .. thats wat the loreal is referring to.

Their statement added more fire to the articles😆this controversy going to go really far..Cannot wait for Sonam's statement 😛