Screen siren Brigitte Bardot, whose portrayals of free-spirited ingenues made her an international sex symbol and the pride of France and who turned her back on movie stardom in 1973 to become an animal rights activist, has died, according to French media and The Associated Press. Leading tributes, French President Emmanuel Macron said Bardot “embodied a life of freedom” and lived a “French existence.” Jordan Bardella of the far-right National Rally party, which Bardot publicly supported in her later years, referred to her as a “passionate patriot” who represented “an entire era of French history.” The mission is designed to usher in a new era of space exploration, with the goal of eventually establishing bases for long-duration stays on the moon before astronauts someday venture on to Mars.
Author: Amina Kilpatrick, Kayla Hayempour
Published at: 2025-12-28 23:24:14
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