Emma Watson: I have an alibi!

Emma Watson declares her innocence in connection to the Cannes jewellery heist.

The actress is currently in France with her colleagues celebrating the Cannes Film Festival.

Emma stars in director Sofia Coppola’s thieving crime drama The Bling Ring, which debuted at the event Thursday. The feature centres on a group of Los Angeles teenagers who stole from celebrities’ homes.

On the same day of the film’s premiere a burglar stole around $1 million worth of Chopard jewellery from a hotel room in the city.

Festivalgoers are poking fun at The Bling Ring cast and crew, cracking jokes they may have had something to do with the robbery.

In response to a question as to whether she was wearing any trinkets from the crime, Emma jokingly denied all affiliation.

"Someone stole like a million pounds worth of Chopard jewellery from Cannes? I promise it wasn't me!" she laughed to The Hollywood Reporter.

"It's crazy. That's really, really weird... I promise I'm innocent! I promise I had nothing to do with it! I went nowhere near the suites - I can have someone vouch for my whereabouts at the time of the robbery!"

The Cannes Film Festival will take place through May 26.