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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Robert De Niro denies yelling at pro-Palestinian protesters
Caption: Robert De Niro denies yelling at pro-Palestinian protesters. In a video that circulated on social media on Wednesday, the Taxi Driver star could be seen yelling at a crowd: ”This is not a movie, this is real! That's dangerous and they say they're going to do it again! Again! You don't want that. None of us want that. C'mon. Let's all get serious.” Several users claimed that he was shouting at pro-Palestinian protesters and referring to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. However, the actor's representative Stan Rosenfield insisted to Variety that De Niro was simply speaking scripted lines during a rehearsal for his Netflix show Zero Day. ”What was seen was erroneous reports of Robert De Niro supposedly yelling at a group of anti-Israeli protesters.” "De Niro's lines were 100% scripted. The video was a small snippet from a rehearsal scene from the Netflix series Zero Day which was being filmed on the streets of New York, April 27, where the character played by De Niro is confronting a group (all paid extras).” "Someone copied the post and fabricated an entirely different and bogus meaning.” A rep for Netflix also confirmed to the publication that the 80-year-old's speech was from the script. In the conspiracy thriller, the Raging Bull star plays a former U.S. President who helps investigate a serious cyber-attack. His co-stars include Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Caplan, and Angela Bassett. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Robert De Niro,Denial,Protesters,Social Media,Video,Scripted Lines,Netflix,Zero Day,New York,Gaza Conflict,Conspiracy Thriller,Acting,Jesse Plemons,Lizzy Caplan,Angela Bassett
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