Pierce Brosnan was confronted by vegan activists whereas consuming out at a prime seafood restaurant along with his spouse.
The James Bond star was eating at prestigious London eatery Scott’s in Mayfair when it was occupied by protest motion Animal Insurrection – who function in alliance with local weather change protesters Extinction Insurrection – staging a sit-in on the venue.
Animal Insurrection posted a video of Brosnan, 69, on their Twitter account with the James Bond theme tune taking part in within the background.
One activist could possibly be seen speaking to the actor whereas in one other a part of the video somebody may be heard calling “James Bond” to the actor within the background of the footage whereas a hand is positioned in entrance of their digicam.
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Brosnan was eating along with his spouse, 59-year-old journalist Keely Shae Smith.
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Police have been known as to the restaurant and photographs reveals protestors being carried out of the venue sitting in chairs.
The group stated the protest was staged in solidarity with member Emma Sensible, who has been discovered not responsible of anti-social behaviour following her arrest for approaching Sir David Attenborough whereas he was eating at Weymouth seafood restaurant Catch At The Previous Fish Market in November 2022.
The protestors wished to focus on the impacts of the fishing trade on local weather change.
Activist Louisa Hillwood, a 28-year-old major faculty instructor, stated: “We’re peacefully occupying tables in Scott’s to make a definitive assertion that no seafood is sustainable.
“Eating places like this are symbols of horrific inequality, whether or not it is the cost-of-living disaster, the local weather emergency and the animal emergency.
“We all know that transitioning to a plant-based meals system would help fishing communities into sustainable jobs while offering considerable reasonably priced and nutritious meals, to not point out the advantages of marine rewilding.”
Emma Sensible, 45, was arrested at a Michelin-starred seafood restaurant in Dorset final yr after she tried to ship a letter to environmentalist Attenborough whereas he was eating there.
She was acquitted of breaching a Part 35 dispersal order at Poole Magistrates’ Courtroom on Friday 17 March.
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Footage of the incident confirmed her repeatedly shouting: “David Attenborough, my identify is Emma Sensible, I’m a scientist”, earlier than being ‘dragged out’ by cops and the restaurant proprietor.
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