French actor Guillaume Canet blasts Instagram for removing childhood photo of wife Marion Cotillard on the beach for 'infantile nudity' while allowing influencers to pose 'with their a***s out'
- Guillaume Canet, 47, blasted Instagram for censoring his wife Marion Cotillard
- The actress had a picture of herself as a child removed due to 'infantile nudity'
- Guillaume criticised the platform for their policy, and questioned the removal
- Said influencers sharing sexy pictures should be told to 'put knickers back on'
French actor Guillaume Canet has blasted Instagram for removing childhood photo of wife Marion Cotillard on the beach for 'infantile nudity'.
The actress, 45, had posted the picture, which depicted her topless while enjoying a day on the beach as a young girl, to thank her fans for their good wishes on her birthday.
The photograph went on to be removed from social media for 'infantile nudity', with Guillaume, 47, venting his grievances on his own Instagram account.
He said it 'made no sense' to remove this picture when Instagram let influencers share sexy pictures of themselves on the platform, suggesting they were being left alone because they were big earners and paid the social media giant.
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French actor Guillaume Canet has blasted Instagram for removing childhood photo of wife Marion Cotillard on the beach for 'infantile nudity'
The photograph, which Marion shared with fans to celebrate her birthday and thank them for wellwishes, shows the actress topless while on the beach as a child
In the frustated post, he wrote: 'Seriously, Instagram. Did you see the picture you censored? It's crazy!
'We can barely see her shoulders. What's next?'
He went on to suggest that Instagram let sponsored accounts alone because they earned more money, writing: 'There's a lot of talk about accounts of naked girls showing their a**.
'Is it because they are sponsored content that pay you to keep your mouth shut?'
Guillaume shared a screenshot of the Instagram message showing the image (bottom right) had been removed for 'infantile nudity'
He continued: 'So how much should Marion Cotillard give you so she can share a childhood picture on her birthday? Can we only share pictures of kids wearing winter coats?
'If that's the case, you're going to have to tell your earners to put their knickers back on.'
Guillaume's angry post comes after Marion shared her own surprise online after her picture was removed from the platform.
In an Instagram post sharing a screenshot of the notification of post removal, she wrote: '15 days after I posted this picture of me as a kid, to thank people for sending me birthday wishes.... THIS happened.
In a strongly-worded message written in French on Instagram, Canet criticised the decision to censor the picture and asked why other accounts were allowed to share more suggestive content
She added: 'What a wonderful society we live in, Hasta la vista Instagram.'
Cotillard and Canet have been together since 2007 after meeting in 1997, when he was married to German actress Diane Kruger.
They filmed together for the Love Me If You Dare movie in 2003 and later in the The Last Flight in 2009.
The pair have two children, Marcel, born in 2011 and Louise, born in 2017 and live in Paris with their family.
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