Quentin Tarantino gets harassed by anti-Israel activist Crackhead Barney in bizarre incident in New York City

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Director Quentin Tarantino was harassed by anti-Israel activist and profane performance artist Crackhead Barney in a bizarre incident as the filmmaker was dining in a New York restaurant. 

In a video uploaded by Barney, whose actual name and age are unknown, he can be seen calling the 61-year-old director a “Zionist piece of s**t” during his day out, per the New York Post.

Crackhead Barney attacks Quentin Tarantino

In the clip on her social media on Saturday, June 15, Barney, clad in a bright yellow plaid mini skirt and a bikini top, marches up the stairs of NYC’s Che Li Restaurant on St Marks Place and approaches the director who was having a meal in solitude. 

After locating the ‘Pulp Fiction’ director, the content creator shouted, “Quentin Tarantino!,” and added, “Why are you a Zionist piece of s**t?”

As Tarantino smirked and folded his arms, Barney continued to provoke him, saying, “Going to Israel?” It was then the restaurant staff could be seen motioning to remove her from the premises. 

The scene then cuts to the outside of the restaurant where the ‘Inglourious Basterds’ director was thronged by a zealous crowd who yelled at him. 

The content creator then tells Tarantino to say the n-word after exposing her breast. 

Tarantino, unamused, tries to make his way through the crowd and says, “Watch out guys.”

His car was waiting for him in the streets and as he descended the stairs, his driver guided him to the backseat. 

As the car seems to start, Barney yells, “Free Palestine!” Then she puts one of her feet on the window of the car as some of her friends yell “toes” repeatedly before the car finally leaves. 

This is not the first time that Barney has tried to harass a Hollywood celebrity. Previously, she recorded another similar encounter with actor Alec Baldwin as he was sitting inside a NYC coffee shop. 

Quentin Tarantino’s Israel connection

The ‘Kill Bill’ actor is married to Israeli singer Daniella Pick and resides in Tel Aviv with his wife and two children. 

After the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel that resulted in the subsequent war, the director was seen visiting southern Israel to show his solidarity with the residents. 

According to the site Israel War Room, which shared a picture of the director with the members of IDF, wrote in a post, “Breaking: Legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino visits an Israeli base in southern Israel to boost IDF [Israel Defense Forces] morale.”

In another post made by the nonprofit organization Stand With Us, they wrote, “A bright moment during a dark time: Legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino showed his solidarity with the Israeli people by making a surprise visit to southern Israel, which has been completely devastated by Hamas’ ongoing terror war. There, he toured military bases and mingled with soldiers and residents, igniting a social media frenzy of selfies and videos. What a beautiful way to show support.”

Previously during an interview with Bill Maher in 2021, Tarantino gushed about the Jewish nation and its people. He said, “I love the country, and the people are really nice, very nice to me, and they seem excited that I’m here.”

He further compared Tel Aviv with a smaller version of LA, with “magnificent restaurants, cool bars, cool clubs," per The Hollywood Reporter.

Meanwhile, he also added, “I wouldn’t make a movie about the political climate [in Israel].”