Ariana Grande, Tessa Thompson, Halsey Join George Floyd Protests
As protests over the death of George Floyd continued around the country, celebrities ― including Ariana Grande, Halsey, Tessa Thompson, Nick Cannon and Timothée Chalamet ― took to the streets to protest police violence and call for justice.
In Los Angeles, where numerous celebrities joined demonstrations, some gatherings turned violent, prompting the activation of the National Guard and a state of emergency to be declared late on Saturday.
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Grande, who had urged followers on Instagram to get involved, was seen Saturday with a Black Lives Matter sign at a Los Angeles protest.
She tweeted Sunday that there were “hours and miles of peaceful protesting yesterday that got little to no coverage.”
More photos of Ariana at the LA protest for the #BlackLivesMatter movement yesterday pic.twitter.com/Dq8N2yALPS
— Ariana Grande Today (@ArianaToday) May 31, 2020
hours and miles of peaceful protesting yesterday that got little to no coverage.
all throughout beverly hills and west hollywood we chanted, people beeped and cheered along.
we were passionate, we were loud, we were loving.
cover this too please. #BLACKLIVESMATTERhttps://t.co/vD90CEtF94pic.twitter.com/GZ6uKDfPM7— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 31, 2020
Singer Halsey streamed live on Instagram Saturday as police appeared to fire rubber bullets. On Twitter, she said protesters had...