Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Metropolitan Police are “reviewing footage” circulated on social media this week, in which Dame Helen Mirren was called an "evil Zionist b****".The video shows Dame Helen walking along a street in Tower Hill, London, with her husband, Taylor Hackford.In a statement, a Met spokesperson said the incident is believed to have occurred “at the end of last year” and “officers are currently reviewing the footage”.It added that officers are investigating the matter as a possible hate crime and are attempting to contact Dame Helen to ascertain if she wishes to formally report the incident. Dame Helen, who is not Jewish, has long advocated for Israel, previously saying: “I believe in Israel, in the existence of Israel...I believe in Israel because of the Holocaust.”In fullPolice investigating abuse of Dame Helen Mirren as possible hate crimeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Helen Mirren video investigated by police as possible hate crime
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Metropolitan Police are “reviewing footage” circulated on social media this week, in which Dame Helen Mirren was called an "evil Zionist b****".The video shows Dame Helen walking along a street in Tower Hill, London, with her husband, Taylor Hackford.In a statement, a Met spokesperson said the incident is believed to have occurred “at the end of last year” and “officers are currently reviewing the footage”.It added that officers are investigating the matter as a possible hate crime and are attempting to contact Dame Helen to ascertain if she wishes to formally report the incident. Dame Helen, who is not Jewish, has long advocated for Israel, previously saying: “I believe in Israel, in the existence of Israel...I believe in Israel because of the Holocaust.”In fullPolice investigating abuse of Dame Helen Mirren as possible hate crimeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
The Metropolitan Police are reviewing social media footage showing Dame Helen Mirren verbally abused with antisemitic slurs in Tower Hill, London, in an incident believed to have occurred in late 2025. Officers are investigating it as a possible hate crime and are seeking to contact Mirren to determine whether she wishes to formally report the incident.
