Brigitte Bardot Foundation issues warning about scam memorabilia

Online adverts tout merchandise of the actress with claims the proceeds will go to her charity, it says.

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The Brigitte Bardot Foundation said it was aware of "crude fabrications" being advertised online alongside claims the proceeds will go to the animal welfare charity.

It threatened to take legal action against anyone taking part in "these alleged illegal fundraising efforts", stating: "Everyone is asked to respect the memory of the deceased."

Bardot died aged 91 last Sunday. After revolutionising 1950s French cinema and becoming a symbol of sexual liberation, she quit acting to devote her life to animals.

But the actress-turned-activist courted controversy later in life over a string of remarks about Muslims, gay people and the #MeToo movement. She was fined five times for inciting racial hatred.