From Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Jamie Foxx to Kehlani, Cole Sprouse, Ariana Grande and Halsey, here are some celebrities who participated in the Black Lives Matter protests.
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Last few days witnessed massive protests in major cities across the United States to demand justice against the death of George Floyd. Floyd passed away last week due to neck restraint caused by a Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes. The brutal incident sparked rage after recordings surfaced and circulated widely on social media.
Protesters launched Black Lives Matter demonstrations in hope to inspire systemic solutions against police brutality. While some rallies were peaceful in a few places, others proved violent with looting and arrests.
Several eminent celebrities decided to march on the streets alongside civilians and activists. Actors, singers and others were spotted wearing masks while standing in solidarity.
Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas
The actors were spotted at a protest in Venice, California, on Tuesday.
Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes On Sunday, the Senorita singers joined protests in Miami holding up Black Lives Matter signs.
Ariana Grande
Grande was peacefully protesting with her boyfriend Dalton Gomez and friends throughout Beverly Hills and West Hollywood.
Halsey and Yungblud During a gathering in Los Angeles, Halsey who reached with her boyfriend Yungblud, claimed she was hit with rubber bullets.
Tessa Thompson
Thompson joined the crowd at the L.A Black Lives Matter protest and documented her experience.
Nick Cannon Cannon travelled to Minneapolis to join marches and was seen speaking to people in the crowd.
Kehlani
Kehlani participated in the L.A. march with protestors over the weekend.
Timothée Chalamet Over the weekend, the Little Women star joined those kneeling at the Santa Monica Pier.
Tinashe
Tinashe was a part of the Los Angeles march. She shared a series of photos and wrote, “Show up.”
Miguel The singer captioned on Instagram,”It was good to be in solidarity together today here in LA”.
Jamie Foxx
The actor on Monday ventured to San Francisco and was actively addressing the crowds.
Cole Sprouse Sprouse revealed that he was arrested in Santa Monica, California while peacefully protesting.
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A group of peaceful protesters, myself included, were arrested yesterday in Santa Monica. So before the voracious horde of media sensationalism decides to somehow turn it about me, there’s a clear need to speak about the circumstances: Black Lives Matter. Peace, riots, looting, are an absolutely legitimate form of protest. the media is by nature only going to show the most sensational, which only proves a long standing racist agenda. I was detained when standing in solidarity, as were many of the final vanguard within Santa Monica. We were given the option to leave, and were informed that if we did not retreat, we would be arrested. When many did turn to leave, we found another line of police officers blocking our route, at which point, they started zip tying us. It needs to be stated that as a straight white man, and a public figure, the institutional consequences of my detainment are nothing in comparison to others within the movement. This is ABSOLUTELY not a narrative about me, and I hope the media doesn’t make it such. This is, and will be, a time about standing ground near others as a situation escalates, providing educated support, demonstrating and doing the right thing. This is precisely the time to contemplate what it means to stand as an ally. I hope others in my position do as well. I noticed that there are cameras that roll within the police cruisers during the entirety of our detainment, hope it helps. I’ll speak no more on the subject, as I’m (1) not well versed enough to do so, (2) not the subject of the movement, and (3) uninterested in drawing attention away from the leaders of the #BLM movement. I will be, again, posting the link in my story to a comprehensive document for donations and support.
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Kendrick Sampson
Sampson was shot with rubber bullets while demonstrating in Los Angeles.
Lauren Jauregui The former Fifth Harmony singer shared her experience on Twitter from her participation in the Miami march on Saturday.
Finally home from the Miami protests in Bayside. We were thousands strong and peaceful as fuck and then shit got rowdy a bit after I left and people are being tear gassed, rubber bullets are flying from snipers and police are in FULL gear. Shit is real. STAY SAFE AND PROTECT
— Lauren Jauregui (@LaurenJauregui) May 31, 2020
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