Overview
- Festival organizers said Leonardo DiCaprio could not attend due to travel disruptions and restricted airspace linked to the Venezuela operation.
- DiCaprio accepted the Desert Palm Achievement Award via a recorded message played at the ceremony after a tribute from co-stars Teyana Taylor and Chase Infiniti.
- Reports said he was unable to depart St. Barts as airlines canceled or rerouted flights across the eastern Caribbean, and the Associated Press noted no flights were crossing Venezuelan airspace.
- Palm Springs International Airport reported an FAA air traffic control issue that put departures under a temporary ground stop, later lifted with delays persisting.
- Earlier Saturday, President Donald Trump announced U.S. strikes in Venezuela and said Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores had been captured.