Helen Mirren breaks silence after being called ‘Zionist b**** by pro-Palestine activist on London street
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Dame Helen Mirren has addressed a verbal confrontation she experienced in East London while attending the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily, where she was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award.The Oscar-winning actress was walking with her husband, director Taylor Hackford, when a man branded her an "evil Zionist b****".The incident captured on video that resurfaced online on May 28, though it originally occurred last November.Speaking about the encounter, Ms Mirren suggested the man was "maybe a little over passionate or maybe mentally not quite stable" and described it as an attack "by mistake".
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The 80-year-old star, who portrayed Israel's first female prime minister Golda Meir in the 2023 film Golda, expressed her belief in Israel's right to exist."Evil forces are rising everywhere, even in a country like Israel," Ms Mirren said."How could you possibly repeat the actions of what was done to you as people to other people?"I have such great...
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