Chappell Roan has changed her stance after honoring the late French film icon Brigitte Bardot and subsequently hearing about her controversial comments.
For those unfamiliar, Roan had posted a tribute via Instagram Story, calling Bardot “my inspiration for Red Wine Supernova” after Bardot’s death on December 28, 2025.
“Rest in peace, Mrs. Bardot,” Roan concluded before apparently facing criticism for the tribute when she released a statement shortly afterward, late on Monday.
Reflecting on Bardot’s later controversies in a follow-up Instagram Story post, the Grammy-winning singer pointed out that she was unaware of Bardot’s problematic history.
“Holy s***, I didn’t know all the crazy s*** that Ms. Bardot stood for.”
Roan further emphasized that she did not condone these views and called the revelations “very disappointing to learn.”
Bardot was celebrated for her groundbreaking career in 1950s and 1960s cinema and later in animal rights activism, but was also widely criticized for repeatedly making racist and anti-immigrant comments.
French courts also fined her several times for incitement to racial hatred. She also made disparaging comments about the #MeToo movement and LGBTQ+ issues.
