Hollywood actor and lead cast of Star Wars franchise, Nigerian-UK-born John Boyega has lashed out against racists in the wake of the killing of a black American man by Minneapolis Police officers, OYOGist.com has gathered.
The actor lashed out at the racists and responded to fans in a series of tweets on Wednesday evening.
“I really fucking hate racists!” he tweeted out to his 1.6M followers.
See his tweets below:
On May 25, George Floyd, an unarmed 46-year-old African American man was murdered by 4 police officers in Minneapolis whole bystanders begged and filmed the whole incident, prompting riots in the city.
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In another recent racism-fueled incident, a white woman identified as Amy Cooper went off on an African American man and called the cops on him, saying “an African American is threatening me and my dog” in response to the man’s polite request for her to put a leash on her dog in the public park.
Both incidents have fueled protests and global outcry against racism in America.
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