Helen Mirren Says Artists Are Not Political Animals: “We’re Not politicians, Politicians Are Politicians” – Taormina

Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren, who has hit the headlines while at the Taormina Film Festival in Italy for comments on Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, pleaded the case for artists not being “politicians” in a conversation with local students on Friday. Her comments came less 24 hours after uncharacteristically public critical comments about Israel, in which […]

By Melanie Goodfellow