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Variety reports:

Jane Birkin, the beloved British-French actor and singer who spent most of her life in France and is known for a tumultuous relationship with French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, died on Sunday at her home in Paris, according to Le Parisien newspaper. She was 76.

No cause of death has yet been confirmed. Birkin was best known internationally for her steamy 1969 duet “Je t’aime… moi non plus” which she sang with Gainsbourg, one year after meeting him on the shoot of Pierre Grimblat’s “Slogan.”

Arriving in France during the 1960s, Birkin became a fashion icon in the 1970s importing an effortlessly chic style from “Swinging London.” She even inspired the French luxury brand Hermes to create the Birkin bag.

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