Bardot fined over racial hatred

Brigitte BardotA French court has fined former film star Brigitte Bardot 15,000 euros (£12,000) for inciting racial hatred. She was prosecuted over a letter published on her website that complained Muslims were “destroying our country by imposing their ways”. It is the fifth time Ms Bardot been convicted over her controversial remarks about Islam and its followers. This is her heaviest fine so far.

BBC News, 3 June 2008