Uma Thurman leaves Cannes to join a family funeral

Uma Thurman

Thurman breaks off Cannes to attend a family funeral:

Uma Thurman, who has been in the Jury board of Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France, got  herself out  from the festival on May 20 to attend a funeral of her close family members or a close relative in Monaco. But the identity of the diseased person has not yet been disclose. She thought it even more emergency to attend the interment than to do the job of a jury at Cannes. She will be back and join her team soon.

"Uma Thurman left Cannes for the day and she will be back for the end of the competition," one of the sources said. "She wishes to keep her commitments to the festival, despite the circumstances."

Uma Thurman with sexy look

Thurman, 41, the star of the superhit "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill" star Thurman, 41, is among the nine members of the jury led this year by Robert De Niro. She looked stunning on the opening night of the festival wearing a sexy Versace number with sky-high slit, TooFab reported. The festival ends on May 22 and they all will jointly decide which of 20 films in competition in Cannes will get the coveted Palme d'Or and other laurels.

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