Following in the footsteps of her colleague, actress Catherine Deneuve, another French cinema icon—former sex symbol Brigitte Bardot, now 83—made a statement that immediately enraged “victims.”
Bardot claimed that actresses’ allegations of relentless harassment by male filmmakers were nothing more than hypocrisy.
“As for actresses specifically, not women in general, the vast majority of their statements are nothing but laughable hypocrisy,” Bardot declared. She elaborated, saying that many actresses flirt with producers and give them all sorts of suggestive signals “to land a role,” only to later complain about harassment.
Brigitte also emphasized that she had never been a victim of sexual violence from her colleagues. She went even further, stating that she never minded receiving compliments—whether about her talent or even her physical features. “I found it charming,” she said.
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot was born in 1934 in Paris and made her film debut in 1952. She gained worldwide fame with the 1956 film And God Created Woman. Before retiring from acting in 1973, she appeared in over 50 films and recorded dozens of songs.
Bardot is known for her controversial statements on topics ranging from homosexuality to immigration, which have often led to accusations of inciting hatred.
Throughout her life, she has been romantically linked to director Roger Vadim, actor Jean-Louis Trintignant, and musician Serge Gainsbourg, among others.
