Vile Oscar-nominated movie director says she's glad she joked about Bank of America executive's murder because it led to new offers of work

Oscar-nominated director Lexi Alexander doubled down on her vile mocking of the murder of a young Bank of America executive as she bragged that it has led to new work opportunities. Alexander, 52, a Palestinian-American filmmaker, sparked backlash this week after celebrating the murder of new mom Erin Piacenti, 32, who was killed in an at-random stabbing spree by a mentally ill woman in Times Square. Alexander posted an image to social media the next day depicting Batman staring up at a bat signal depicting the face of CEO-killer Luigi Mangione, who has since become a vigilante-style hero to legions of twisted fans. After facing outrage online for the post, Alexander refused to apologize even as she admitted she did not know Piancenti was a 'low ranking branch manager' who had only just returned from maternity leave when she was senselessly killed.She said despite the error, she 'didn't want to delete it because it was a good opportunity' to remind people of her calls to boycott the bank over its ties to Israel.'But the craziest part is that all this press coverage caused tons of people to re-discover me,' she continued in further posts to X.'Plus folks reached out with scripts, asked for meetings, multiple podcasts requests... It's really wild.'Alexander went on to complain that while a number of articles have been published about her cruel mocking of Piancenti's death, 'nothing I post about Palestine gets covered like this.' Oscar-nominated director Lexi Alexander, 52, doubled down on her vile mocking of the murder of a young Bank of America executive as she bragged that it has led to new work opportunities Alexander shared a cruel meme about the murder of new mom and Bank of America VP Erin Piacenti, showing Batman staring up at a bat signal depicting the face of CEO-killer Luigi Mangione After facing outrage online for the post, Alexander refused to apologize even as she admitted she did not know the details of Piancenti's tragic murder Alexander bragged that despite facing a wave of outrage over her post, it has led to work opportunities for her Alexander, best known for her cult classic Green Street Hooligans in 2005, complained in further posts that people had 'forgotten about' her before the torrent of backlash she sparked this week. 'This must be what people mean with 'no PR is bad PR'' she said of her apparent rise in job opportunities as a result.She said news articles about the outrage 'did the opposite of what they tried to do', but she was still 'bummed out' because her posts about Palestine have not received as much attention. The movie director's representatives did not respond to multiple requests for comment over the backlash she has received.Alexander was branded a 'monster' online for her post, and she appeared to limit replies from public accounts to her X profile. After Alexander's meme using Luigi Mangione to apparently celebrate Piancenti's death, she doubled down on her ridicule by claiming the backlash was being fueled by a 'Hasbara bot farm' – a reference to Israel's public diplomacy arm.She said she believes the fury she has faced was a result of her calls to boycott Bank of America due to its ties to the nation. Alexander, best known for her cult classic Green Street Hooligans in 2005, complained in further posts that people had 'forgotten about' her before the torrent of backlash she sparked this week The director bragged that she has received 'publicity' over her mocking of the murder of the banking executive, who was fatally stabbed on the day she returned from maternity leave Erin Piacenti, 32, was murdered by a mentally ill woman in a random stabbing spree in Times Square, on the day that she returned to work from maternity leave Alexander then shared news articles criticizing her mockery of Piacenti's death, complaining that it is her first taste of relevancy in some time in her filmmaking career.'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. 'No wonder everybody constantly sounds crazy on here.'Many online were sickened by her callous response, including attorney Mark Yzaguirre, who 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.' 'You know you’ve lost the plot when your politics are indistinguishable from that of a crazy woman that attacks random people with knives,' another said.Alexander, best known for her cult classic Green Street Hooligans and Oscar-nominated short film Johnny Flynton, continued to respond to criticism on X with calls to boycott the bank.One commenter noted reports that Alexander has a net worth of approximately $1 million to $3 million, ridiculing the filmmaker's 'eat the rich' stance.'Lol I so wish that was true,' Alexander responded.The filmmaker also shared a link to a Haaretz article in January about Bank of America's calls to invest in Israeli companies. Piacenti was standing on West 41st street in Midtown, Manhattan, on Monday when she was approached by Lopez and stabbed at random Piacenti is seen here in an image shared to an online fundraiser holding her baby daughter Madison Pamela Cisneros Lopez was fatally gunned down after running at officers with the two kitchen knivesHer heartless response to Piacenti's murder came as it was revealed that the, 32-year-old had just finished her first day back from maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed.The attacker, Pamela Cisneros, 49, also stabbed an elderly man who was left in critical condition, before she was shot dead by responding police officers. Bank of America said in a statement following Piacenti's death: 'We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague.'She was a valued teammate who will be greatly missed. Our hearts go out to her family and all of 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 said: 'Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death, but instead by the way she lived.'Erin was deeply devoted to her family and friends, exceptionally bright and accomplished, and was someone who brought warmth and energy to the people around her.'Erin and Frank celebrated their second wedding anniversary this summer, had just returned from a family road trip upon her passing, and were preparing to build a life together with their new daughter. That life changed incomprehensibly in an instant.'Funds raised will be dedicated to supporting Madison as she grows up surrounded by the family, friends, stories, and memories that will allow her to know just how remarkable her mother was.'