Bardot Tribute at César Awards Met With Boos and 'Racist!' Shouts
A tribute to Brigitte Bardot at the 51st César Awards drew boos and a shout of 'Racist!' amid her convictions for inciting racial hatred and a viral video that received over 156,000 views.
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A tribute to Brigitte Bardot at the 51st César Awards on Thursday night was met with boos and a shout of 'Racist!'.
Bardot, who died in December at age 91, was a celebrated postwar actress whose later years featured far-right activism and roughly five to six convictions for inciting racial hatred.
A video of the incident went viral with over 156,000 views, and musician Chappell Roan deleted a social-media tribute after apologizing for not knowing Bardot's views.
Her fourth husband was a prominent figure in the National Front, she supported Marine Le Pen in 2012 and 2017, and Radio France reported President Macron would not attend her January funeral.
The César ceremony has seen protests in recent years, and on the same night The Ties That Bind Us won best film while Richard Linklater won best director for Nouvelle Vague.
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Brigitte Bardot was convicted five to six times for inciting racial hatred, primarily for remarks targeting Muslims and immigration.
In 2006, Bardot was convicted for a letter to Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy criticizing the Muslim feast of Aid el-Kebir, referring to Muslims as a 'population that is destroying us'.
Her fourth husband was Bernard d'Ormale, a former advisor to the far-right National Front party.
Yes, she supported National Front leaders Jean-Marie Le Pen and Marine Le Pen, calling Marine Le Pen 'the Joan of Arc of the 21st century'.
Musician Chappell Roan deleted a social-media tribute to Bardot after apologizing for not knowing her controversial views.
