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Noor NanjiCulture correspondentThomas Samson via Getty ImagesBut for all her cinema successes and animal welfare work, Bardot leaves behind a controversial legacy, with a string of remarks later in her life about Islam, gay people and the #MeToo movement...

Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died, according to her foundation....

Widespread tributes have been shared for Bahram Beyzai, a giant of Iranian cinema and theatre, who has died aged 87 in the US.The front pages of Iranian newspapers mourn his loss, with opposition voices and those who look back...

The number of executions in Iran in 2025 is set to more than double compared to the amount which took place across the country in 2024. Norwegian-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) group told the BBC it had verified at...

Brigitte Bardot, the French model and actress, has died at the age of 91.After enchanting Paris as a teenage model she took French cinema by storm in the 1950s.She then became a global icon who directors competed to work...

Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesIn the 1960s, Brigitte Bardot was chosen as the official face of Marianne, the emblem of French liberty.Then she herself became an icon: a beautiful, liberated, modern woman who refused to conform to outdated stereotypes.After three failed...

Sam Levin/Kobal/ShutterstockFrench actress Brigitte Bardot, who has died aged 91, arguably redefined cinematic allure, captivating the world as a 1950s screen icon. From her breakout appearance in And God Created Woman to her provocative roles in The Truth, Contempt,...