- French actor and activist Brigitte Bardot completely cut her husband of 33 years, Bernard d’Ormale, out of her will prior to her death at age 91 in December 2025.
- A leaked letter from November 2022 revealed Bardot accused d’Ormale of patiently destroying her day after day for 30 years and failing to provide the love and tenderness she desperately needed.
- Bardot’s fortune has been split between her 66-year-old son, Nicolas-Jacques Charrier, and her animal protection foundation, to which she had already donated her iconic La Madrague estate in 1992.
- Following her death, 85-year-old d’Ormale was legally evicted from the Saint-Tropez residence and stepped down as president of the foundation amid staff discontent over his ultra-right-wing political ties.
- While d’Ormale’s legal team claimed he was treated deplorably after a 33-year relationship, the foundation stated that his departure from the property was a legal obligation, as the residence belongs to the charity.
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