French film star Brigitte Bardot died on Sunday (December 28) at the age of 91, prompting many people who were previously unaware of her questionable politics to learn a disturbing thing or two, including Chappell Roanwho infamously name-checked the sex symbol in Red Wine Supernova.
Since the 1990s, Bardot, who retired from acting to become an animal rights activist, was repeatedly fined by the French government for inciting racial hatred, mainly against Muslims, and for what she called a “foreign invasion” of France. In his 2003 book Scream in silenceShe also made some bizarre homophobic comments and denounced the role of women in politics, as well as Islam, immigration and racial mixing.
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, Bardot gave an interview to the publication in 2018 Paris match where she called women in the film industry who claim to be victims of sexual harassment “hypocritical, ridiculous and uninteresting,” adding: “Many actresses flirt with producers to get roles. Then when they tell the story later, they say they were persecuted.”
These are certainly some of the moments Roan learned about during the actor's memorial yesterday (December 29), when the pop star posted on her Instagram Story that Bardot was her inspiration for “Red Wine Supernova.”
Shortly after, she deleted it and wrote, “Damn I didn't know all this crazy shit Ms. Bardot stood for.” Roan continued: “Of course I don’t approve of this. It’s very disappointing to find out.”
As indicated StereogumRoan's colleagues, public figures of generation Z Odessa A'tsion (Marty Supreme, I love Los Angeles) and Apple Martin went through similar experiences following Bardot's death, issuing apologies and retracting their social media posts about the troubled star. We've all probably been shown things we didn't know.
