Chappell Roan mourned the loss of French actress Brigitte Bardot after she passed away at the age of 91, but her message has gotten some attention online.
Specifically, she posted on her Instagram Story, “She was my inspiration for red wine supernova. Rest in peace Ms. Bardot ♡”
The opening line of Chappell‘s song “Red Wine Supernova” has the lyric: “She was a playboy, Brigitte Bardot/She showed me things I didn’t know.”
Many online are pointing out some of the inflammatory statements Bardot made throughout her life.
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Among some of her controversial statements: in 2018, she denounced the #MeToo movement. The BBC reports that she was “fined multiple times for inciting racial hatred” and said “homophobic slurs.”
One user on X wrote, “chappell roan please open brigitte bardot’s wikipedia page,” while another called her out, writing, “chappell roan sending her condolences to a woman who literally showed hatred towards every single minority and said that the actresses who were speaking up about being sexually harassed during the #MeToo movement were ‘hypocrites’ and ‘ridiculous.’”
