Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter Apple Martin joins Chappell Roan in retracting Brigitte Bardot tributes
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter, Apple Martin, joined singer Chappell Roan in backtracking her tribute to Brigitte Bardot after coming to know her political views.
Martin posted a tribute to the actress on Instagram after learning about Bardot's death at age 91 on Sunday, December 28. However, Martin removed her post and posted a new Instagram story denouncing Bardot's views.
Apple Martin says she was 'completely unaware' of Brigitte Bardot's views
Apple Martin wrote on her Instagram story, "I was completely unaware of Bardot's views and will never support any kind of hatred directed at anyone. She is not the person I thought she was whatsoever."
Her new post followed backlash to Roan’s tribute, where the singer wrote that Bardot inspired her 2023 hit, 'Red Wine Supernova', and wished Bardot would "rest in peace."
However, she later deleted the post and clarified her thoughts after learning about Bardot's history. She wrote, "Holy s*** I did not know all that insane s*** Ms Bardot stood for [obviously] I do not condone this. Very disappointing to learn."
According to The Daily Mail, Bardot was convicted multiple times for inciting racial hatred. Her several convictions were from statements opposing halal slaughter and kosher food practices, which courts ruled crossed into stigmatizing Muslim and Jewish communities.
Moreover, she made negative remarks about gay people and described them as "fairground freaks" in her book, 'A Scream in the Silence'.
A French court on the island of La Reunion fined Bardot €20,000 for a 2019 incident where she referred to the island’s inhabitants as "savages," comments which the prosecutors said constituted incitement to hatred.
French right pushes for national tribute to honor Brigitte Bardot
French right-wing figure Eric Ciotti has pushed for a national tribute to honour Brigitte Bardot, which has prompted objections from political rivals on the left.
Ciotti said, "France has a duty to honour its Marianne", as he referred to the emblem of French liberty whose face Bardot was chosen to represent in the 1960s. A petition by Ciotti has attracted more than 23,000 signatures and has the backing of some allies on the right.
However, Socialist leader Olivier Faure pointed out that national homages are for "exceptional services to the nation." Faure argued that Bardot was an iconic actress, but she also "turned her back on republican values."
French President Emmanuel Macron hailed Bardot as a "legend of the century" who embodied a life of freedom after her death on Sunday. Ciotti, who leads the right-wing UDR party, has appealed to the president to organise a national send-off.
As per Ciotti, France should recognise a woman who brought her country an extraordinary level of international recognition and actively helped in the fight for women's liberty and abortion rights.
