Posted on 04/20/2021 5:04:01 PM PDT by simpson96
Following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial, Hollywood figures took to social media to share their reactions.
Former Minneapolis police officer Chauvin, who was charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter over the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man whom he pinned down on the ground with his knee for approximately nine and half minutes, was on Tuesday afternoon found guilty on all three charges.
The jury reached their verdict after deliberating over two days. Since Floyd's death last May, the trial has prompted worldwide protests over police brutality and racism.
While some in Hollywood, such as Josh Gad, Lupita Nyong'o and Padma Lakshmi, simply expressed their relief over the guilty verdicts, others — like Shonda Rimes, Kerry Washington, W. Kamau Bell, poet Amanda Gorman and Justin Timberlake called for the fight, and the work in achieving equality and justice for the Black community, to continue.
"A beginning... a small grain of hope for our future," wrote Mariah Carey. She also tweeted, "Hallelujah!!!!!!!!"
"A guilty #verdict. But this fight for justice is not over," wrote Kerry Washington. "We have a lot of work to do. There is more fight ahead of us. But RIGHT NOW please take CARE of yourself. And let’s take care of each other. Prayers and love to the family of #GeorgeFloyd."
"This verdict is just the first step in a long line of injustice against the Black community, often with no consequences," wrote Timberlake. "The work is not nearly done. While there are many more families waiting for justice, my heart is with George Floyd’s family right now. #PoliceReformNOW @NAACP."
(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...
Who gives a shit?
Exactly...
Don’t post this cr@p
Justin Timberlake? WTF?!
It never fails. Idiots open their mouths, and idiocy comes out. Money and fame must destroy the minds of the weak minded, and this is evidence of this pathology, it would seem.
Why would you post this? You don’t even offer a comment about it.
Coming from a guy with his dick in a box.
Not me.
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