Verschillende Hollywoodgezichten hebben gereageerd op het verdict in de rechtszaak tegen de politieagent Derek Chauvin, door wie de Afro-Amerikaanse George Floyd op 25 mei 2020 hardhandig onder dwang werd gehouden met de dood tot gevolg.

Chauvin is door een jury in Minneapolis, waar Floyd om het leven kwam, schuldig bevonden aan zowel moord in de tweede en derde graad als doodslag in de tweede graad.

Sommige acteurs zoals Lupita Nyong’o en Chris Evans reageren opgelucht en anderen zoals Kerry Washington en Justin Timberlake tweeten dat de strijd voor de gelijke en rechtvaardige behandeling van Afro-Amerikanen nog niet gestreden is.

Een greep uit de reacties:

Relief. #GeorgeFloydverdict

— Lupita Nyong'o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 20, 2021

https://twitter.com/ChrisEvans/status/1384615626941943817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

A guilty #verdict. But this fight for justice is not over. We have a lot of work to do. There is more fight ahead of us. But RIGHT NOW please take CARE of yourself. And let’s take care of each other. Prayers and love to the family of #GeorgeFloyd.

— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) April 20, 2021

This verdict is just the first step in a long line of injustice against the Black community, often with no consequences. The work is not nearly done. While there are many more families waiting for justice, my heart is with George Floyd’s family right now. #PoliceReformNOW @NAACP

— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) April 20, 2021

https://twitter.com/ava/status/1384614662340231177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

GUILTY!!!! As it should be!! Now….Rest In Peace George Floyd. Rest. You and your family have been vindicated. ❤❤👊🏿 #SayHisName
🎨@4NIKKOLAS pic.twitter.com/DgVFG7UVPF

— Viola Davis (@violadavis) April 20, 2021

https://twitter.com/WhoopiGoldberg/status/1384616052504543238

https://twitter.com/DonCheadle/status/1384624071145443331

Finally. Finally. Finally. We we keep on marching. We keep on moving the needle. We keep raising our voices. We keep loving. We keep believing. Let’s keep on keeping on. Justice. Justice. Justice.

— Colman Domingo (@colmandomingo) April 20, 2021

And this isn’t even a celebration. #GeorgeFloyd was still murdered before our eyes. He’s gone. His family will never be made whole.

And how many #DerekChauvin’s are there in the world & on the police force. There’s more than ONE bad apple.

But this enough for this moment. ❤️

— yvette nicole brown (@YNB) April 20, 2021

“We must understand that justice is a practice, not an end.” – Eddie S. Glaude Jr. (@esglaude)

— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) April 20, 2021

Thank you to the jurors. #ChauvinIsGuilty 🇺🇸

— Elizabeth Banks ❄️ (@ElizabethBanks) April 20, 2021

Justice has prevailed in the case against #GeorgeFloyds killer #DerekChauvin, but the work is not done! We must keep fighting to end qualified immunity, and we must get #PoliceReformNOW. @NAACP

— Josh Gad (@joshgad) April 21, 2021

Indeed. Mixed emotions.
Elation. Sadness. Joy. Bittersweet disbelief.
It's all so tragic. It won't bring him back. So many things still need to change. And yet… Today was a victory.
Staying with that for now.
#ChauvinIsGuilty #JusticeForGeorgeFloydDelivered https://t.co/xLnoKs6pSz

— Rosie Perez (@rosieperezbklyn) April 20, 2021

Bail revoked guilty on all counts
– Derek chauvin is just a start
The George Floyd police reform act that law must pass.
The insurrectionist in gop including Donald trump -who are as much of a white supremacist must face justice –

— John Cusack (@johncusack) April 20, 2021

https://twitter.com/oliviamunn/status/1384625147852726272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/danieldaekim/status/1384618828852875270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Guilty on all three counts! Justice has been served. Thank god.

— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) April 20, 2021

FOUND GUILTY ON ALL THREE CHARGES.

Rest In Peace, George Floyd. You have changed the world. #verdict

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) April 20, 2021

Guilty on all three counts. The beginning of #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd thank you jurors.

— Mira Sorvino (@MiraSorvino) April 20, 2021

Bron: THR, Variety