After news of Bling ring-style Jewel Heist and TV studio gunfire, the prestigious Cannes Film Festival was rockeed by a new menace: a Psy look alike.
A man posing as the Gangnam Style singer and Youtube sensation Psy, was spotted all over town, attending festival parties and events and posing for photos with celebrities.
One notable celeb fooled by the fake Psy is Naomie Harris Of skyfall.
The identity of a Psy impersonator who successfully crashed the Cannes Film Festival has been revealed.
Denis Carré, a 34-year-old business consultant from Ireland, pulled off quite the hoax last week, when he dressed up as the Korean rapper and managed to finagle his way into numerous star-studded events in France, therefore paving the way to becoming a professional Psy lookalike.
"So the aim was for people to discover who I am, as a lookalike," he told GQ. "Obviously, it makes commercial sense in terms of the fact that we already have more requests for bookings from nightclubs. But the principal aim was purely a one-shot marketing/public relations trick. The aim was not—as a lot of the press is saying at the moment—to drink for free and eat for free!"
The fake Psy is said to have carried the dupic act well, putting on the acclaimed singer's trademark round glasses and absurd suits.
The New York Post quoted a source at the torch Beach club as saying, "He had three security standing with him at all times, surrounding the table in suits and earpieces... Scamming free drinks and bottle service, including bottles of Cristal Rose."
Meanwhile, one of the event organizers at Cannes confirmed the fraud in an email, "We've been duped. I had a conversation with his label and it wasn't him, just a lookalike... "
The imposter managed to attend parties at Carlton hotel the VIP room, at Martinez beach and also made his way to the secret party by millionaire Goga Ashkenazi at Le Baron.
Imitating Psy's style was a breeze for Carré, who said he already owned a lot of those clothes from years ago (and even said that Psy "stole my style!"). But there was one thing he had to change up to make sure the look was authentic, "I read in interviews that he doesn't like wearing socks. So that's the only thing I had to get used to."
He added, "One thing I really want to say to the crowd out there, is I really didn't do that to take advantage of anyone or to upset anyone. It was just a marketing shot, and I did it for entertaining people."
But Carré mission is not yet complete. "The next step is to meet the real Psy," he says. "We are trying to do that and I would love that, because he changed my life," and added that his single will drop tomorrow.
A man posing as the Gangnam Style singer and Youtube sensation Psy, was spotted all over town, attending festival parties and events and posing for photos with celebrities.
One notable celeb fooled by the fake Psy is Naomie Harris Of skyfall.
Denis Carré, a 34-year-old business consultant from Ireland, pulled off quite the hoax last week, when he dressed up as the Korean rapper and managed to finagle his way into numerous star-studded events in France, therefore paving the way to becoming a professional Psy lookalike.
"So the aim was for people to discover who I am, as a lookalike," he told GQ. "Obviously, it makes commercial sense in terms of the fact that we already have more requests for bookings from nightclubs. But the principal aim was purely a one-shot marketing/public relations trick. The aim was not—as a lot of the press is saying at the moment—to drink for free and eat for free!"
The fake Psy is said to have carried the dupic act well, putting on the acclaimed singer's trademark round glasses and absurd suits.
The New York Post quoted a source at the torch Beach club as saying, "He had three security standing with him at all times, surrounding the table in suits and earpieces... Scamming free drinks and bottle service, including bottles of Cristal Rose."
Meanwhile, one of the event organizers at Cannes confirmed the fraud in an email, "We've been duped. I had a conversation with his label and it wasn't him, just a lookalike... "
The imposter managed to attend parties at Carlton hotel the VIP room, at Martinez beach and also made his way to the secret party by millionaire Goga Ashkenazi at Le Baron.
Imitating Psy's style was a breeze for Carré, who said he already owned a lot of those clothes from years ago (and even said that Psy "stole my style!"). But there was one thing he had to change up to make sure the look was authentic, "I read in interviews that he doesn't like wearing socks. So that's the only thing I had to get used to."
He added, "One thing I really want to say to the crowd out there, is I really didn't do that to take advantage of anyone or to upset anyone. It was just a marketing shot, and I did it for entertaining people."
But Carré mission is not yet complete. "The next step is to meet the real Psy," he says. "We are trying to do that and I would love that, because he changed my life," and added that his single will drop tomorrow.
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