Chappell Roan Deletes Brigitte Bardot Tribute After Learning Of Late Star’s Far Right Record
Roan said she didn’t know about Bardot’s political views and called them “very disappointing” in a follow up post.
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Chappell Roan has deleted a tribute to Brigitte Bardot after learning more about the late actor’s history of controversial statements.
Roan initially posted a message honoring Bardot following news of her death at age 91. In an Instagram Story, the singer wrote, “She was my inspiration for red wine supernova. Rest in peace Ms. Bardot.” Bardot is referenced directly in Roan’s 2023 song “Red Wine Supernova,” which opens with the lyric, “She was a Playboy, Brigitte Bardot / She showed me things I didn’t know.”
Shortly after the post went up, Roan removed it and shared a new message clarifying her position.
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn,” Roan wrote in a follow up Instagram Story.
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Bardot’s public image has long been divided. While she remains associated with sexual liberation and boundary pushing film roles from the 1950s and 60s, her post-acting career was marked by repeated statements targeting marginalized communities. After retiring from film at 39, Bardot focused on animal rights activism but also became a vocal far-right figure in French politics.
Over several decades, Bardot was fined multiple times by French courts for inciting racial hatred. Her comments and writings frequently targeted immigrants and Muslims, including claims that France was being “invaded” and warnings about what she called the “Islamisation of France.” In 2021, she received her sixth fine after describing the Hindu Tamil population of La Reunion as people with “savage genes” and referencing “the cannibalism of past centuries.”
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Her record on LGBTQ+ issues is equally severe. In her 2003 book A Cry in the Silence, Bardot referred to gay people as “cheap f*ggots or circus freaks” and criticized openly queer men for refusing to stay closeted. The BBC later reported her describing gay men as those who “jiggle their bottoms, put their little fingers in the air, and with their little castrato voices moan about what those ghastly heteros put them through”.
Bardot also spoke out against the #MeToo movement. In 2018, she said “the vast majority” of women accusing men of misconduct were being “hypocritical and ridiculous.” She added, “Lots of actresses try to play the tease with producers to get a role. And then so we will talk about them, they say there were harassed… I was never the victim of sexual harassment. And I found it charming when men told me I was beautiful or I had a nice little backside.”
We have to wonder if Roan will also change the opening lyrics of “Red Wine Supernova” the next time she plays it live.
