Celebrities donate to pay bail for demonstrators and sometimes take to the streets to protest.
Several US stars support the anti-racism protests in the USA with generous donations. The actors of the television series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, which plays in a New York police station, have donated $ 100,000 to the National Bail Fund Network to pay the bail of protesters arrested during the protests were.
The production team condemns the “murder” of the African American George Floyd and supports “the many people who are demonstrating against police violence across the country,” wrote actress Stephanie Beatriz on Twitter.
The celebrity couple Blake Lively (“Gossip Girl”) and Ryan Reynolds (“Deadpool”) said they donated $ 200,000 to the legal aid fund of the civil rights organization NAACP. “We never had to worry about how we prepare our children for the fact that there are different legal norms (for blacks and whites) or what could happen if we are stopped by car,” the two actors wrote on Instagram.
The model Chrissy Teigen, who has often spoken out on Twitter with criticism of President Donald Trump, also announced that she would donate $ 100,000 for bail payments. When she was accused of supporting “rioters and criminals” on the Internet, she put another $ 100,000 on top. “Uh, then maybe they need more money,” she replied to the criticism.
Celebrities also work differently and take to the streets themselves. For example actor Jamie Foxx, but also musician Harry Styles and model Cara Delevingne and actress Kristen Stewart. Musician Ariana Grande showed how peaceful the protest march in Beverly Hills was.
(APA / AFP / Red.)
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