Helen Mirren has been in the news for alleged drama on the set of co-star Tom Hardy’s “MobLand.” However, on Thursday night, the veteran actor went viral on social media after a video showed him calling a pro-Palestinian protester an “evil Zionist ****”.
Helen Mirren’s video goes viral
The actress was filmed one night, crossing the street with her husband, filmmaker Taylor Hackford. The video, a man filming the couple, confronted Israel-Palestine visions. In the clip, released on X, the unidentified man approaches the Oscar winner and yells into the camera: “Helen Mirren is here, an avowed Zionist. You said Israel must last forever because of the Holocaust. And he was very happy that the houses of the Palestinians were gone.”The video shows Mir’s husband, Hackford, telling the man to “f*** off”.
Man calls Helen Mirren “evil Zionist”.
“You posted. You’re a nasty Zionist,” he said before walking away.
About video video
While the exact date of the recording is unclear, The Times reported that the footage is believed to be older and was originally shared in November.According to the latest reports, the incident is now being investigated as a suspected hate crime.
What Helen Mirren said about Israel
As for the allegations against Mirren, the actress made some comments while promoting her film ‘Golda’, in which she plays the role of former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. According to The Telegraph, Mirren previously stated, “I believe in Israel, in the existence of Israel, and I believe that Israel must go forward into the future, into all eternity. I believe in Israel because of the Holocaust.“
