Helen Mirren is in the news over alleged drama on the ‘Mobland’ set involving co-star Tom Hardy. However, on Thursday night, a video of the veteran actress went viral on social media when a pro-Palestine protestor called her an ‘evil Zionist b****’.

Helen Mirren’s video goes viral

The actress was filmed crossing the street at night with her husband, filmmaker Taylor Hackford. A man filming the couple confronted them over their Israel-Palestine views. The clip, which has been widely broadcast on X, shows the unidentified man approaching the Oscar-winner and shouting from behind the camera, “There’s Helen Mirren, the avowed Zionist. You said Israel should last forever because of the Holocaust. And she was very happy that the Palestinians went home.”The video shows Mirren’s husband, Hackford, telling the man to “f*** off”.

A man called Helen Mirren an ‘evil Zionist scumbag’

“You posted. You are an evil Zionist,” he said before leaving.

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Although the exact date of the recording is unclear, The Times reported that the footage is believed to be old and was originally shared in November.According to the latest reports, the incident is now being investigated as an alleged hate crime.

What did Helen Mirren say on Israel?

As far as the allegations against Mirren are concerned, the actress made some comments during the promotion of her film ‘Golda’, in which she plays former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. According to The Telegraph, Mirren previously said, “I believe in Israel, in the existence of Israel, and I believe that Israel has to go forward into the future, into eternity. I believe in Israel because of the Holocaust.“