Overview
- A video of a November street confrontation, in which a man called Mirren an “evil Zionist b****,” resurfaced online on May 28 and prompted renewed media attention and police review.
- Mirren told journalists at the Taormina Film Festival that she believed the attacker was “maybe a little over passionate or maybe mentally not quite stable” and said she felt the man had targeted her by mistake.
- The Metropolitan Police reviewed the footage as possible antisemitic verbal abuse and tried to contact Mirren and her husband, Taylor Hackford, but will not pursue a formal investigation after the couple declined to press charges.
- Speaking in Sicily, Mirren criticized recent Israeli actions as “crimes against humanity,” while also recalling long ties to Israel dating to 1967 and her role as Golda Meir, underscoring a complex personal stance.
- Variety and other outlets report talks are under way to allow Tom Hardy to return to Paramount+’s MobLand, and Mirren said she would work with him “in a fucking heartbeat,” signaling possible industry moves tied to the wider coverage.