Robert De Niro didn't scream at pro-Palestinian protesters in a viral video. Instead, he's taping a TV show.
In a video that was recently shared on social media, De Niro can be seen shouting, "This is not a movie! This is not a movie!" in what appeared to be a chaotic situation.
Some pro-Israel accounts shared the video on Tuesday, adding captions which suggested that De Niro was standing with Israel and confronting pro-Palestinian protesters who were off-camera. However, no protesters are visible in the footage.
De Niro was heard saying, "That's dangerous and they say they're gonna do it again! Again! You don't want that. You don't want that. None of us want that. C'mon. Let's all get serious," making it seem like he was speaking about the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7.
However, De Niro's publicist clarified to CNN that the video had been taken out of context by social media users. According to the publicist, Stan Rosenfield, the footage was actually from a script for a new TV show that De Niro is filming in New York City called 'Zero Day'.
Netflix confirmed that the video was taken during an on-location rehearsal for the series 'Zero Day', on April 27. In the background of the video, 'Civil War' actor Jesse Plemons was also seen.
'Zero Day' is a political conspiracy thriller in which De Niro plays a former American president who is pulled from retirement to head a commission tasked with investigating a devastating global cyber-attack, as per Netflix's description.
The six-episode limited series is currently in production and was briefly shut down during the writer's strike.
On Wednesday morning, as the video gained traction on social media, many users, including pro-Israel influencers, deleted the post.
The video was also shared by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz with the headline "Watch as Robert De Niro confronts pro-Palestinian protesters in New York". However, the article was taken down due to insufficient vetting of its sourcing prior to publication. The editor-in-chief of Haaretz acknowledged the error and said, "We ran a piece that was inadequately vetted in terms of sourcing and did not meet our editorial standards. We took the piece down soon after it ran."
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De Niro's new TV show, 'Zero Day', features him as a former president investigating a global cyber-attack. The footage of De Niro's heated words was actually from an on-set rehearsal for this show, showcasing his entertainment skills in acting.
Despite initial misconceptions, De Niro's forthcoming series 'Zero Day' will provide the public with a new form of entertainment, showcasing De Niro's dramatic acting skills in a political thriller setting.
Source: edition.cnn.com
