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Here's the Story Behind My Photo of Two People Having Sex on Cannes' Red Carpet

By David Griner

June 24, 2015

CANNES, France—Around 4:30 a.m. local time Tuesday, I tweeted a photo of two people going at it on one of advertising’s most iconic destinations: the Cannes Lions red carpet.

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David Griner is Adweek's international editor and host of the Adweek podcast, "Yeah, That's Probably an Ad."

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