Brigitte Bardot’s Legacy of Racist Rhetoric

New York Times - WorldCenter-LeftEN 6 min read 100% complete by Adam NossiterDecember 31, 2025 at 06:01 AM

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Brigitte Bardot, a French actress and icon of 1960s cinema who died at 91, was also a controversial figure due to her history of racist rhetoric. After retiring from acting in 1973, she became known for making anti-immigrant and Islamophobic statements, targeting Muslims, immigrants, and other groups. Bardot was convicted six times under France's hate-speech laws for these statements. She became an ally of the far-right National Front party, founded by Jean-Marie Le Pen, and later supported its rebranded version. Her outspoken views, expressing the party's anti-immigrant ideology, made her a popular icon for the French far right.

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