Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, spoke out about the death of George Floyd in a speech to high school students on Wednesday.
01.06.2020 - 17:47 / deadline.com
By Mike Fleming Jr
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film
Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman/CEO Tony Vinciquerra has become the latest Hollywood exec to address the shocking murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, and the ensuing rioting that has destroyed businesses in major cities across the country, including Los Angeles. Vinciquerra issued this memo internally last night, signed by him and by SPC Chief People Officer Stacy Green and head of Diversity and Inclusion Paul
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, spoke out about the death of George Floyd in a speech to high school students on Wednesday.
Meghan Markle surprised students at Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles this week by delivering a virtual commencement speech to her alma mater. During the five-minute address, the Duchess of Sussex spoke up about the ongoing protests against police brutality and the murder of George Floyd, and she also referenced her own personal history as a biracial woman growing up in California.
Meghan Markle has shared an emotional speech as she spoke out following the tragic killing of George Floyd in America, declaring that his “life mattered”.The Duchess of Sussex gave a speech to the graduating pupils at her former school, Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, when she discussed her sadness over the killing of George at the hands of the Minneapolis police.
Jedward have joined the Black Lives Matter protests in Hollywood.
Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore issued a formal apology late Monday night for a comment he made earlier in the day during a press conference covering the protests, looting and curfew in Los Angeles. Moore ignited a firestorm on social media when he said of looters that the death of George Floyd was "on their hands, as much as it is on those [Minneapolis] officers'." The reaction to the comment was swift.
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.
The nationwide protests in response to the tragic death of George Floyd, who died after Police Officer Derek Chauvin pressed a knee into his neck for more than eight minutes, has often resulted in the destruction of property. Vanessa Bryant, however, pointed out that several murals of her late husband, Kobe Bryant, have remained unharmed.
Between his fan-favorite GOLF store getting damaged during the Los Angeles, Calif. protests and the four white cops who murdered an innocent Black man named George Floyd last week in Minnesota, Tyler, the Creator is only condemning one of these acts.
By Dominic Patten
Halsey says she was hit by a rubber bullet during a Los Angeles protest this weekend