Brigitte Bardot was sentenced to pay a 20,000 euro fine for racist insults on the island of La Reunion, French territory, for having addressed in 2019 a letter to the prefect of the Indian Ocean island in which she defined the inhabitants as “indigenous who have still their wild genes “in reference to the treatment given to animals.
A 4,000 euro fine was also sought against Bruno Jacquelin, BB’s press officer, accused of ‘complicity in public offenses’. At the request of the actress, Jacquelin had forwarded the letter to various media.
BB, 85, a militant for the defense of animals for years, had addressed the open letter in March 2019 to the then prefect of Reunion, Amaury de Saint-Quentin, saying he was “invaded by letters denouncing the barbarism of the inhabitants of Reunion on animals. “. The former actress then spoke of “natives who still have their wild genes” comparing La Réunion to the “devil’s island” with “a degenerate population still steeped in barbaric traditions”.
On October 7, during the trial, the prosecution had asked for a fine of 25,000 euros for the former star and 5,000 euros for his collaborator.
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