The Metropolitan Police are “reviewing footage” that shows actor Dame Helen Mirren being called an “evil Zionist b****”.Officers are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.The video began circulating on social media this week, but was filmed in 2025.It shows Mirren walking along a street in Tower Hill in London with her husband, American film director Taylor Hackford.The 80-year-old actor smiles and greets the man filming and asks if he is OK.He then says: “And there is Helen Mirren the avowed Zionist. You said Israel should last forever because of the Holocaust. And she was very happy the Palestinians’ houses were gone.“You are an evil Zionist b****. And you (Hackford) as well, f*** you as well.”Dame Helen’s husband then stepped in and told the man to “f*** off” and leave them alone several times.The clip was first posted by an anonymous account called Anti-Fascist Action UK.The Met have now said they are trying to get in contact with Mirren to see if she wants to report the incident formally.In a statement, a Met spokesperson said: “We are aware of a video circulating online, showing a man and a woman being subjected to antisemitic verbal abuse in Tower Hill.“It is believed that the incident took place at the end of last year.“Officers are currently reviewing the footage and making attempts to contact the victims to establish whether they would like to report the incident.“The Met continues to work hard to tackle hate crimes of all types and officers across London have made more than 90 hate crime arrests since the end of March.“If you believe you have been a victim of this type of crime please report it to us by calling 101 or making an online report.”This is a breaking news story. More to follow...
Police investigating abuse of Dame Helen Mirren as possible hate crime
The video shows a man calling the actor an ‘evil Zionist b****’ over her support for Israel











