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Meet the Son Brigitte Bardot Never Wanted to Be Known For
Brigitte Bardot had just one child — Nicolas-Jacques Charrier, born in Paris in 1960.
Nicolas was born during a home birth in Bardot’s Paris apartment
In her memoir, Bardot wrote that pregnancy felt like losing herself
After divorcing actor Jacques Charrier in 1962, Bardot gave up custody
Nicolas grew up far from Bardot’s spotlight
Bardot’s book Initiales B.B. described Nicolas as the “object of my misfortune,”
Nicolas and Jacques Charrier attempted to censor the memoir
After publication, Nicolas and his father sued Bardot for invasion of privacy.
Jacques Charrier released his own book, defending Bardot’s love for Nicolas