Helen Mirren harassed on London street over Israel support

Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren was verbally accosted on a London street by a man who criticized her public support for Israel. The incident, captured on video, shows the 80-year-old actress and her husband, director Taylor Hackford, being approached near Tower Hill.

In the video, the man filming identifies Mirren as an "avowed Zionist" and shouts that she said "Israel should last forever because of the Holocaust" and was "very happy the Palestinians houses are gone." He repeatedly called her an "evil Zionist bitch." Hackford responded by telling the man to leave them alone, using explicit language. Mirren, after initially smiling and asking if the man was okay, remained silent during the confrontation.

The footage circulated widely online this week, though it was reportedly first shared in November. The man appeared to be referencing comments Mirren made in 2023 while promoting her role as former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the film "Golda." In an interview with Israel's Channel 12 at that time, Mirren 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." She added, "I...