Brigitte Bardot had rare encounters with Nicolas, usually during holidays or vacations, and never cultivated a mother-son bond. "Nicolas carries a deep wound within him. Our relationship lacks ...

While Rillette may be Brigitte’s most recent cause, the retired actress is lauded for using her fame – she appeared in over 40 movies throughout her career – to stand up for animal rights ...

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. “Alain understood the deep bond between man and animal,” the Brigitte Bardot Foundation said in an announcement marking the actor’s passing.