Watch Egyptian Film Star Omar Sharif Allegedly Slap a Woman on the Red Carpet

Did he or didn't he? Egyptian movie star Omar Sharif has come under fire after he allegedly slapped a woman at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival in Quatar yesterday.

The 79-year-old star was conducting interviews and being photographed on the red carpet when a woman reportedly made an offensive remark. In a video that is being carried by TMZ, Sharif becomes visibly angry, rants in Arabic and then appears to slap the woman. Translators claim he said:

“I told you I’d get to you afterwards! I just said that and you’re standing here. Put something in your brain!”

Watch below:

After the incident, Gawker reports that someone -- possibly BBC reporter Emma Cook -- sent a tweet that read, "Omar Sharif just hit a woman. Very stupidly, in front of a camera. #dohafilmfestival."

Apparently, the message has been removed, but the following re-tweet seems to capture it and attribute it back to Cook:

Since the incident, Cook has been trying to step back the notion that Sharif "hit a woman." Below, see her recent tweets:

But the Washington Post's The Reliable Source blog seems to believe Sharif did, indeed, hit the woman. The WaPo's "Roxanne and Amy" write:

The 1960’s screen heartthrob slapped a woman who was little too persistent in trying to get her photo taken with him at a Qatar film festival.

TMZ, too, says that a slap took place:

Sharif -- who was nominated for an Oscar in 1962 for his role in "Lawrence of Arabia" -- lashed out in Arabic ... telling the woman to wait her turn ... and then slapping her.

Regardless of whether it was an instance of purposeful hitting or an accidental shove, this incident is very literally "the slap heard round the world." The perception of the incident, regardless of the reality behind it, isn't good for the actor's image. Apparently, he has a history of not-so-non-violent conduct. Gawker reports:

Regardless of what happened in Doha, Sharif's twilight years have been pretty violent: In 2003 he was convicted for headbutting a Parisian cop, and in 2008 he pleaded "no contest" to the misdemeanor battery of a Beverly Hills parking attendant. Then again, famed scholar Edward Said once said Sharif bullied him as a schoolboy.

So, there you have it. Based on the video, do you think it was a slap? Let us know in the comments section.