Halsey gets supplies out of her backpack to help tend to an injured protester on Wednesday afternoon (June 3) in Los Angeles.
01.06.2020 - 12:03 / peoplemagazine.co.za
Halsey has slammed reports suggesting she was arrested during the violent Los Angeles Black Lives Matter clashes between police and protesters on Saturday.
The Without Me singer took to Twitter on Saturday night to assure fans and followers she was “safe” as city Mayor Eric Garcetti called for an overnight curfew to keep people off the streets.
“I WAS NOT ARRESTED. Im safe,” Halsey tweeted, explaining that she helped other activists find shelter from riot police, adding, “Myself + many of my
Halsey gets supplies out of her backpack to help tend to an injured protester on Wednesday afternoon (June 3) in Los Angeles.
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Actor Evan Peters was criticized on social media for sharing a tweet that referred to "piece of s--- looters" who were being chased by police. A Twitter user shared a video on Monday of helicopter coverage of the George Floyd protests out of Los Angeles showing the police pursuing a looter on foot. The user injected their own commentary, calling the looter a "son of a b----." "I can watch these piece of s--- looters get tackled all day!!" the person tweeted.
As Halsey continues to work tirelessly on the frontlines of the protests in Los Angeles, she has just one ask of her fans who come out to the demonstrations: do not, under any circumstances, use this as an opportunity to get a selfie. “Don’t even ask me, I won’t say yes,” she tweeted on May 30.
Halsey has been in the middle of the protests in Los Angeles over the past few days, and the singer shared photos and videos on Instagram to let her fans know what she has witnessed. The You Should Be Sad singer has provided first aid to those who have been injured while protesting George Floyd’s death, and she told people who are sitting in “the comfort” of their own home to open their eyes.
On Monday (June 1), Halsey shared a number of powerful images of her experience on the ground at Black Lives Matter protests in Los Angeles."It’s become very clear to me that some of you need to see what I’ve seen," she captioned a slideshow of videos and photos featuring peaceful protestors being tear-gassed and shot at by police. "It’s easy from the comfort of your home to watch looting and rioting on television and condone the violent measures being taken by forces.
Halsey and her ex Yungblud were two of the celebrities who took part in nationwide rallies over the weekend in the wake of George Floyd‘s death.
Halsey answers a call on her phone while walking alongside Yungblud on their way to a peaceful protest in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon (May 31).
“That’s not what this is about.” Halsey slammed fans who asked for selfies at George Floyd protests in the past week. Halsey was among hundreds of thousands of people across the world who marched for Floyd, an unarmed black man who was murdered by a white police officer on May 25, over the weekend. After she attended a protest in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 30, Halsey took to her Twitter to address fans who asked for a photo with her as she marched.
Halsey says she was hit by a rubber bullet during a Los Angeles protest this weekend
Halsey has slammed reports suggesting she was arrested during the violent Los Angeles Black Lives Matter clashes between police and protesters on Saturday.
Halsey reunited with ex-boyfriend Yungblud to protest police brutality in Los Angeles this weekend.
Halsey was among the many who participated in the nationwide protests on Saturday (May 30) over the death of George Floyd.