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The producer of "Fahrenheit 9/11" was Harvey Weinstein, who had a very good relationship with Quentin, leading people to accuse Quentin of personal bias.

In addition, this documentary was heavily political, not in line with artistic values.

After the award ceremony, "Fahrenheit 9/11" and Quentin also faced a lot of controversy.

Furthermore, at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, 14-year-old Japanese actor Yuya Yagira defeated actors including Choi Min-sik, Daniel Brühl, and others, becoming the youngest ever Cannes Film Emperor in the history of the festival. Afterwards, Choi Min-sik publicly scoffed, 'What kind of acting can a 14-year-old have?'

Then, in 2006, director Wong Jiawai, as the jury president, saw an unprecedented five male actors jointly receiving the award for Cannes Film Emperor and six female actors jointly named Cannes Film Empress, which also sparked much controversy afterward.

In 2009, at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, French film empress Isabelle Huppert was the jury president, and she directly awarded the Palme d'Or to "The White Ribbon," the new film of her mentor, German director Michael Haneke.

And it was with "The Piano Teacher" directed by Michael Haneke in 2001 that Isabelle Huppert won the Cannes Film Empress crown for the second time.

During the selection process, Huppert had fierce arguments with the other jury members.

Media revelations of the disputes later caused a lot of controversies.

In 2010 at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, famous American director Tim Burton served as jury president, ultimately granting the Palme d'Or to Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul's film "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives."

The reason given by Tim Burton for awarding this film was that he had not seen it and had been inattentive throughout the process.

That year's festival also saw a tie, with Spanish actor Javier Bardem and Italian actor Elio Germano simultaneously winning the award for Best Actor.

These are the controversies that occurred during the past 13 years at the Cannes Film Festival. Before 2000, there were even more bizarre news stories, and the festival was known for its iconoclastic image.

Compared with these stories, the simultaneous win of Link and Marion for best actor and actress is hardly worth mentioning.

Thus, he wasn't overly concerned when seeing these skeptical articles.

As long as he could get his hands on the Cannes Film Emperor trophy, other matters could be handled in due time.

After two days in Cannes, Link, Marion Cotillard, Cassel, Monica Bellucci, and Guillaume returned to Paris and attended the premiere of "Rust and Bone" at Paris Cinema.

The film's release amidst controversy also gave it a lot of exposure.

In its first three days, it garnered 10.59 million Euros at the box office across 334 French cinemas, easily topping the French weekly box office, with the film receiving positive word of mouth, and many media and fans praising Link and Marion's performances.

The French media gave it an overall rating of 8.8 out of 10, considering it a classic romance film.

The production cost of the film was 22 million Euros, with expectations to break even with domestic French box office alone, projected to be a big hit.

Just as Link put the Cannes Film Festival behind him and returned to the United States for film promotions, he found that many American media were still fixated on his unexpected award win, alleging that he influenced the jury through his PR department, sought the award using his girlfriend Jennifer Lawrence, and that there was an exchange of interests with jury members.

What's more, some criticized Link for already being accomplished enough, with so many honors and trophies, why would he scheme and compete with ordinary actors for more?

These media outlets clung to this situation as if they wanted to tarnish his reputation, ideally to ruin his sterling image.

Considering that "Rust and Bone" was about to open in North America and needed money for promotion.

Link did not plan to let the matter cool off; he started using the media for extensive public relations efforts and engaged in verbal spats with naysayers, determined to set the record straight.