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Brigitte Bardot

From Cindy Z - Someone at work told me that Brigitte Bardot once had a neighbor's animal castrated. What was the reason for this?

Mr. Pop History - From July/1989:

Brigitte Bardot is accused of having her neighbor's donkey castrated because it was getting too friendly with her own donkey. Jean Pierre Manivet, who lives next door to the French star's exclusive resort home in St.Tropez, said his donkey, Charley, had been castrated while Bardot was looking after it for him. The reclusive Bardot has become France's best-known defender of animal rights.

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