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Chappell Roan Isn't So Keen on Brigitte Bardot Anymore

After tribute, singer now says she rejects the late actor's far-right, anti-immigrant political stances

(Newser) - Chappell Roan's RIP to Brigitte Bardot didn't survive a second look. After news broke that the French film icon had died over the weekend at age 91, the singer briefly honored her on Instagram, calling Bardot her inspiration for the song "Red Wine Supernova." Lyrics for...

PETA, Politicians Mourn Brigitte Bardot

Film star was 'wildly free and so French after all,' one official says

(Newser) - European governments, colleagues, and animal protection organizations led the mourning for French film star Brigitte Bardot, who died Sunday at 91, along with likeminded politicians. "Brigitte Bardot embodied a life of freedom," French President Emmanuel Macron posted on X, without mentioning the far-right views Bardot adopted after her...

Brigitte Bardot, '60s Sex Symbol and Activist, Dies at 91

Actor turned to animal rights activism, the political far right in later years

(Newser) - Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died at age 91. Bardot died Sunday at her home in southern France, according to Bruno Jacquelin, of the Brigitte...

Radio Station Sorry for Killing Off Queen, 99 Others

Obituaries mistakenly published during RFI website work

(Newser) - Dozens of political leaders, cultural figures, and celebrities did not die en masse on Monday, though anyone perusing the website of Radio France Internationale might have thought otherwise. Obituaries for roughly 100 people were mistakenly published—and some automatically picked up by partner sites such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN—...

Australia, Celebs Battle Over Future of Murderous Feral Cats

'This animal genocide is inhumane and ridiculous'

(Newser) - The lesser bilby. The crescent nailtail wallaby. The desert bandicoot. The large-eared hopping mouse. These are just four of the adorably named animal species that are now extinct thanks largely to the approximately 20 million feral cats currently populating Australia, the New York Times reports. This week, the Australian government...

27 Celebs' Real Names
 27 Celebs' 
 Real Names 
Apr 20, 2013 8:28 PM CDT

27 Celebs' Real Names

Does Vincent Damon Furnier sound like a rocker's name?

(Newser) - Alice Cooper wasn't actually born with his female-sounding name; his parents dubbed him Vincent Damon Furnier. Radar lists the real names of 26 more stars:
  • Chuck Norris: Carlos Ray
  • Sting: Gordon Sumner
  • Kirk Douglas: Issur Danielovitch
  • Jodie Foster: Alicia Christian Foster
  • Hulk Hogan: Terry Jean Bollette
  • George Michael: Georgios
...

Rogue Wave Damages Anti-Whaling Vessel

Steve Irwin racing to help stricken Brigitte Bardot

(Newser) - A rogue wave off Antarctica has dealt a major setback to conservationists' efforts to thwart Japan's annual whale hunt. The wave hit the Sea Shepherd Society's Brigitte Bardot as it chased the Nisshin Maru factory ship, badly damaging one of its pontoons, the BBC reports. Another boat, the...

Brigitte Bardot's Ex-Husband Kills Himself

Gunter Sachs shot himself Saturday, aged 78

(Newser) - Gunter Sachs, the German-born billionaire married to Brigitte Bardot for three years in the 1960s, has killed himself at age 78. Sachs, an art collector and photographer who was also involved with Iranian queen Soraya Esfandiary, shot himself at his Swiss resort chalet Saturday, his family says. Sachs married Bardot...

Bardot Hot for French Presidency

Nicolas Sarkozy 'takes me for an imbecile,' says animal rights campaigner

(Newser) - France's beloved former sex kitten Brigitte Bardot is threatening to run for the French presidency since leader Nicolas Sarkozy "took me for an imbecile" over her demands for animal rights. The Ecology Alliance party has asked the 76-year-old star to run for France's top slot in 2012. "We...

Why Bardot Is Back in Style
 Why Bardot Is Back in Style 
Aug 22, 2009 7:30 PM CDT

Why Bardot Is Back in Style

(Newser) - Brigitte Bardot's pouty, carefree sexuality is back, and just in time for her 75th birthday next month. With fashion designers aping her look and London girls imitating her outfit in And God Created Woman—cropped jeans, pumps, and striped top—John Walsh looks back in the Independent at the sex...

Yorn Sees Bardot in Scarlett

Singer records new album with Johansson

(Newser) - Scarlett Johansson is the new Brigitte Bardot, says Pete Yorn, who enlisted the actress to join him on an upcoming album. A dream moved him to echo the 1960s collaborations of Serge Gainsbourg and Bardot, the singer-songwriter tells Rolling Stone. “So who is Brigitte Bardot?” Yorn says he asked...

Bardot On Trial, Once Again, Over Racism

'60s sex kitten, oft-convicted, says rant was in defense of animals, not anti-Islam

(Newser) - Brigitte Bardot is on trial for racism—again. The 1960s French sex symbol, now 73, is a stridently anti-immigrant and seemingly anti-Muslim politician, Time reports. Bardot is on trial for “inciting racial hatred,” a charge she’s been convicted of four times. The current case involves a letter...

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