Brigitte Bardot is reminding the world she is still alive after rumors of her demise spread following a recent hospitalization.
The French actress, 91, released a statement Wednesday confirming she is not dead after online reports claimed that she died in the South of France.
“I don’t know who is the idiot who put out this fake news tonight about my disappearance, but know that I am doing well and that I don’t have the intention to bow out,” Bardot wrote, via translation, on X Oct. 22.
Rumors of Bardot’s death circulated after Aqababe — a massively popular French influencer who shares celebrity news in his home country — said the actress had died, Daily Mail reported .
“According to my exclusive information, Brigitte Bardot died today,” Aqababe wrote on social media, per Daily Ma