Psy "was spotted all over town, attending festival parties and events and posing for photos with festgoers and other celebrities," The Hollywood Reporter said today.
"But it turns out that the man was not Psy at all, but rather an imposter using his name and fame to get access to the festival," the movie trade daily said in its Cannes edition.
The double was dressed exactly like Psy, with his trademark jackets and round sunglasses. He spent a day at the top-ranked Martinez beach restaurant and partied at night at the A-listers' Carlton hotel.
The original Psy appears to have been unfazed by the identity theft. He tweeted: "Seems like there's another ME at cannes...Say Hi to him.
