Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91

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Adored for her sexuality and reviled (at least by Newfoundland seal hunters) for her activism and politics.

Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91

Emmanuel Macron leads tributes to actor who became an international sex symbol and later embraced animal rights and far-right politics

www.theguardian.com

 

[dapaterson]

Adored for her sexuality and reviled (at least by Newfoundland seal hunters) for her activism and politics.

Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91

Emmanuel Macron leads tributes to actor who became an international sex symbol and later embraced animal rights and far-right politics

www.theguardian.com

Multiple convictions for racism also dulled her star.

Brigitte Bardot's 30 years of sympathy for the far right

Convicted five times for racist remarks, the actress – whose foundation announced her death on Sunday, December 28 – remained one of the only French celebrities to openly embrace far-right views.

www.lemonde.fr

 

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Ticked all the boxes...

 

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[mariomike]

Only three people mentioned in Billy Joel's banger "We Didn't Start The Fire" are still alive.

My bet, if there was a pool, would be Chubby Checker and Dylan, in that order, beat the Subway Vigilante to the barn.