Helen Mirren has been in the news over the alleged drama on the ‘MobLand’ sets involving co-star Tom Hardy. However, on Thursday night, the veteran actress went viral on social media after a video showed a Pro-Palestine protestor calling her an ‘evil Zionist b****’.
Helen Mirren’s video goes viral
The actress was filmed while on a night out, crossing the street with her husband, filmmaker Taylor Hackford. The the video, a man filming the couple, confronted her over her Israel-Palestine views. The clip, which has been widely circulated on X, shows the unidentified man walking up to the Oscar-winner and shouting from behind the camera, “There is Helen Mirren, the avowed Zionist. You said Israel should last forever because of the Holocaust. And she was very happy that the Palestinians’ houses were gone.”The video shows Mirren’s husband, Hackford, telling the man to “f*** off.”
Man calls Helen Mirren an ‘evil Zionist b****’
“You put the post up. You’re an evil Zionist b****,” he said before walking away.
About the video video
While the exact date of the recording remains unclear, The Times reported that the footage is believed to be older and was originally shared in November.As per the latest reports, the incident is now being probed as an alleged hate crime.
What Helen Mirren said on Israel
As far as the allegations against Mirren are concerned, the actress made certain comments while promoting her film ‘Golda’, in which she plays the role of former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. According to The Telegraph, Mirren had previously stated, “I believe in Israel, in the existence of Israel, and I believe Israel has to go forward into the future, for the rest of eternity. I believe in Israel because of the Holocaust.“
