French court accuses her of racism: Brigitte Bardot wanted to defend animals, so she abused humans!

A French court has fined former actress Brigitte Bardot €25,000 for describing the inhabitants of the French Pacific island of La Reunion as "indigenous people who have preserved their savage genes" in a letter addressed to the regional administrator.

The judiciary also fined Bruno Jacquelan, Bardot's media attaché, 5,000 euros, for his complicity in public slander. He had circulated this controversial message to several media outlets, including Agence France-Presse, at Pardo's request. None of the accused was present during the court session, which was held in Saint-Denis, the administrative capital of the island of La Reunion.

In March 2019, the 85-year-old Bardot, who established a foundation bearing her name for the protection of animals, sent an open letter to the governor of this French island, Amore de Saint-Cantin.

In it, she told him that she had received "a barrage of letters denouncing the population's barbarism towards animals", while noting that "the aborigines have retained their savage genes."

She also described La Reunion as "the island of the devil", with "a backward population still influenced...by savage traditions rooted in them".

These sharp statements sparked a huge outcry on the island.

And Annick Girardin, who was Minister of Overseas Territories at that time, sent a message to Pardo, saying that "racism is not a point of view, but a crime."

Several French anti-discrimination and anti-discrimination associations, human rights groups and Hindu groups filed a case against the former actress.

Pardo apologized for her comments, justifying her indignation with the "tragic fate" of the animals on the island.

The court is expected to issue its ruling on the fourth of next month.

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