During previous court appearances in France, Miss Bardot has also received substantial fines and been forced to apologise for her bigotry. Bardot is a close friend of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the FN, who has been convicted for anti-Semitism, racism and Holocaust denial. His daughter, Marine Le Pen, now runs the party. On Friday, October 17, Bardot’s office revealed to the French news agency AFP that the former French movie star had recently undergone a minor surgery and was now recovering at her home in Saint-Tropez, southern France.
The office added that the surgery went well. Bardot, 91, thanked the staff and doctors at the Saint-Jean Private Hospital in Toulon and confirmed that she was resting comfortably at home. French outlet Var-Matin initially reported on Thursday, October 16, that Bardot had been hospitalized for three weeks and underwent surgery related to what it called a “serious illness.” The outlet noted that while she was expected to be released, “her condition remained worrying.”
