Ray Fisher ‘Pissed’ Over WarnerMedia’s Post-Chauvin Verdict Racial Equity Pledge: ‘How F-ing Dare You’

Michelle Obama is speaking out about how even though a jury convicted former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, many in the black community “still live in fear” just going about their every day lives. That includes worrying about her daughters Malia, 22, and Sasha, 19.

Oprah is reflecting on the emotions that she felt while watching jurors deliver a guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin.

Actress and Oscar-nominated director Regina King opened tonight’s 93rd Academy Awards with a reference to this week’s guilty verdicts against Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd: “I have to be honest,” King said, “if things had gone differently this past week in Minneapolis, I might have traded my heels for marching boots.”

NEW YORK -- At least 23.2 million Americans watched on television this week as former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.The Nielsen company's estimate came from viewership figures on 11 different networks that carried Tuesday's verdict live.

Justice League star Ray Fisher has called out Warner Bros after the company posted a tweet following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.Chauvin was found guilty of the second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter of George Floyd yesterday (April 20).Following the verdict, Warner Bros, tweeted the following: “While this verdict doesn’t bring back those we’ve so wrongly lost, we know that it brings us closer to significant change.

On the day after the guilty verdicts against Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Department would conduct a civil investigation of the city’s police department.

Kendrick Sampson — the actor and activist who was at the forefront of Black Lives Matter protests in Los Angeles after the murder of George Floyd last year — was on set today, awaiting the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial like millions of Americans across the country. He tells The Hollywood Reporter that while he thought that "anything can happen — 2020 and 2021 have been super unpredictable," theInsecurestar felt fairly certain of how things would turn out.

President Joe Biden said Tuesday the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd "can be a giant step forward" for the nation in the fight against systemic racism. But he declared that "it's not enough." Biden spoke from the White House hours after the verdict alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, with the pair saying the country's work is far from finished with the verdict.

Following the verdict in the high-profile murder trial of Derek Chauvin on Tuesday, late-night hosts took a break from jokes and began their shows by somberly addressing the conviction. In one of the most closely watched trials in recent memory, a panel of jurors found the former Minneapolis police officer guilty on all three charges in connection with the May 2020 death of George Floyd.

Following the news that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvinwas convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for the death of George Floyd, CNN's Van Jones and Don Lemon agree that there is work to be done in terms of accountability within law enforcement.

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Ellise Shafer administratorDuring Stephen Colbert’s opening monologue for Tuesday night’s “Late Show,” the host delivered a statement reflecting on former police officer Derek Chauvin’s three-count conviction in the murder of George Floyd.“Just before the taping of our show today, the verdict was announced in the trial of Derek Chauvin. He was found guilty on all three counts in the murder of George Floyd,” Colbert began.

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.

President Joe Biden personally called the family of George Floyd to discuss the murder conviction of his killer, former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin. After just 10 hours of deliberations, a Minnesota found Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s May 25, 2020 death.

On a day when many in Hollywood voiced their support for the guilty verdict against former officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, one response drew a pointed rebuke.

Sunny Hostin couldn’t hold back her emotions while reporting on the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin.

David J. Johns, executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition:“Today’s verdict is not about justice.

With as many failures as we’ve seen in the United States justice system over the years, we have to say — we were NOT expecting this… and we are so pleasantly surprised!

Justice at last! After a Minnesota jury convicted former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin of murdering unarmed Black man George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than eight minutes during an arrest, people took to the streets to celebrate. Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020 sparked nationwide protests and reinvigorated the Black Lives Matter movement.