Legendary old-school movie star Brigitte Bardot has passed away at the age of 91.

In the 1970s, the French actress became an icon for her talent, style, and beauty.

But, after she left the film industry at age 39, Bardot went on leave her mark as an animal rights and anti-immigration activist.

She became outspoken against the mass Islamic migration happening in her home country.

Bardot was proud to be French and right-wing.

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Here are a few quotes she said about her political beliefs and French President Macron:

Brigitte Bardot:

“I’m a right-wing woman and I don’t care what they think. Their opinion, I don’t mind! We were less annoyed before, now freedom has disappeared”

About President Macron:

“Your first words when you received me at the presidential palace… ‘You’re going to yell at me!’ Five years later, yes I yell at you Emmanuel Macron because I am angry at your inaction, your cowardice, your contempt for the French (who make it good for you it’s true). Your sufficiency, your cowardice, your ridiculous speeches, your total lack of empathy and authority make you a despicable puppet, a sad mop good to wipe the blood and death that it reigns over this country whose lights have gone out.”

During her lifetime, the French government convicted her six times just for speaking out against Islam and immigration.

Mario Nawfal explained:

BRIGITTE BARDOT DEAD AT 91- FRANCE PROSECUTED ITS MOST FAMOUS ACTRESS 6 TIMES FOR CRITICIZING IMMIGRATION

Brigitte Bardot – the face of French cinema in the 1960s, international sex symbol, and cultural icon – spent the last 30 years of her life being repeatedly convicted by the French government for speech crimes.

She faced 6 convictions between 1997 and 2008. Not for violence. Not for incitement. For criticizing mass immigration and Islamism. France prosecuted its own legend for expressing opinions the state deemed unacceptable.

Think about that timeline. Bardot was 63 in 1997 when the convictions started. She had already retired from cinema for decades, dedicated her life to animal rights activism.

Then she started speaking about immigration and Islam. The French state responded with criminal charges. 6 times. Fines totaling thousands of euros. Convicted under France’s laws prohibiting “incitement to racial hatred.”

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What she actually said varied – criticism of halal slaughter practices, concerns about Muslim immigration, opposition to mosque construction.

Each time, speech. Each time, prosecution. Each time, conviction. France took its most internationally recognized cultural figure and turned her into a criminal for having wrong opinions.

The irony is suffocating. France – birthplace of Enlightenment values, “liberté” literally in the national motto – spent years prosecuting an elderly actress for speech.

Meanwhile, Bardot kept talking. Each conviction made her more defiant. She never recanted. Never apologized. Just kept saying what she thought while the French state kept fining her.

The prosecutions revealed a stark truth: France doesn’t have free speech. It has permitted speech. Step outside permitted parameters on immigration or Islam, expect criminal charges.

It didn’t matter if you were nobody or Brigitte Bardot. Actually, prosecuting Bardot made the point stronger. If even she isn’t protected, nobody is.

She lived 91 years, won international acclaim, and became a cultural phenomenon. Then she spent her final decades being prosecuted by her own government for opinions.

That’s her obituary: movie star, icon, criminal – for speech. France cannot claim to value free expression while criminalizing its most famous citizens for exercising it.

Bardot died knowing France chose prosecuting her over defending her right to speak. That is the legacy France earned.

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In case you’re curious, Paul A. Szypula provided some of the things Bardot said about migration that got her in trouble with the law:

Actress, singer, animal rights activist, and right-wing figure Brigitte Bardot has passed away at the age of 91.

She frequently spoke out about the Islamization of France and was tried at least five times (most recently in 2008) for statements critical of Muslims. She once said, “I am fed up with being under the thumb of this population which is destroying us, destroying our country.”

In 1998, she was convicted for decrying the loss of French identity and traditions due to the “multiplication of mosques while our church bells fall silent for want of priests.”

In 2004, she faced controversy for writing about “invaders,” stating: “Over the last twenty years, we have given in to a subterranean, dangerous, and uncontrolled infiltration, which not only resists adjusting to our laws and customs but which will, as the years pass, attempt to impose its own.”

Bardot was long known for her beauty and acting career, but her clearest legacy was her outspoken recognition of what she saw as the takeover of the West by foreigners and her willingness to voice those grievances.

RIP to a true patriot of the West.

In addition to being an outspoken critic of the invasion happening in Western Europe, Bardot dedicated her life to helping animals.

Fox News has more on that:

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Brigitte Bardot spent her final days doing what defined the latter half of her extraordinary life — fighting for animals.

The French screen icon and outspoken animal-rights activist died at the age of 91, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation for the Welfare and Protection of Animals confirmed in a statement shared with Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Sunday, Dec. 28.

The announcement came one day after the foundation shared what would become Bardot’s final social media post — a plea to help find a home for a vulnerable rescue dog.

In the Instagram video posted Saturday, Bardot is seen gently petting a young Doberman named Urphé, who suffered from severe generalized arthritis. The actress, long removed from the spotlight but never from her mission, appeared calm and focused as the foundation urged the public to step in.

“He is a very sweet dog, very people-oriented, very affectionate, and very playful,” the caption read. “He needs to experience life because he has only known the kennel. We are sending out an SOS today for Urphé.”

Just days earlier, the foundation shared a sweet holiday photo of Bardot kissing another rescue dog, accompanied by a Christmas message thanking supporters for their continued commitment to animals.

“All the teams at the Brigitte Bardot Foundation wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays,” the post read. “Thank you for your support! Take care of yourselves, your loved ones, and your pets.”

The posts offered a striking final portrait of Bardot, who famously walked away from stardom at the height of her career and spent the rest of her life fiercely advocating for animals.

Bardot had been hospitalized briefly in late October at Saint-Jean Hospital in Toulon, where she underwent a minor surgical procedure, according to a statement from her office to AFP.

Brigitte died peacefully in her own home.

No cause of death has been provided.

Actor James Woods paid tribute to Bardot on X:

What a legend.

Rest in Peace.

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