Bardot brands actresses who make harassment claims as ‘hypocrites’

Bardot has dismissed actresses who have made claims of sexual harassment in the #Metoo movement as “hypocritical”.

The French film icon, who is no stranger to controversy, claimed women tease producers to get a role and then invent harassment allegations to get attention.

Her remarks came after movie star Catherine Deneuve apologised to sex abuse victims after a backlash over her support of a letter signed by 100 fellow Frenchwomen saying accusations since the Harvey Weinstein scandal have gone too far. 0 Brigitte Bardot says women tease producers to get roles

Bardot was asked in an interview with French magazine Paris Match what she thought of actresses denouncing sexual harassment.

“In the vast majority of cases, they are being hypocritical, ridiculous, uninteresting,” Bardot, 83, replied.

“There are many actresses who flirt with producers in order to get a role. Then, in order to be talked about, they will say they have been harassed. In reality, rather than benefiting them, it harms them.”

Bardot said she was never herself a victim during her career,whichstartedinthe 1950s. She said she instead enjoyed some of the behaviour, which many others would reject. “I found it charming when I was told that I was beautiful or I had a nice little backside,” she said. “This kind of compliment is nice.”