Ben Affleck and Co .: These celebrities are part of the US protests

The United States of America does not calm down after George Floyd's violent death in Minneapolis. Since then, hundreds of thousands have protested against police violence and racism in almost every major US city. Numerous celebrities mingled with the predominantly peaceful protests in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City and numerous other metropolises, and then shared their impressions of the demonstrations via social media

Tessa Thompson

The "Westworld" star Tessa Thompson (36) shared a video of her participation in a rally in California, Los Angeles on Twitter. On it to see: Peaceful demonstrators who, kneeling out of solidarity, kept shouting, "This is our America!" In addition, she retweeted other posts saying that everything went completely peacefully until the police attacked the demonstrators with rubber bullets.

Ariana Grande

The musician Ariana Grande (26, "thank u, next") was also on the streets of Los Angeles, more precisely in Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. She also spoke of peaceful protests in which people only called, chanted and whistled. She shared pictures on Twitter of the protest and wrote: "We were passionate, we were loud, we were loving."

John Cusack

Hollywood actor John Cusack (53, "Runaway Jury") took part in the Chicago protests. He reported that police officers came to him with batons and hit his bike. He shared a video on Twitter, in which you can hardly see anything, but you can clearly hear police officers shouting at him loudly: "Move! Damn it, get out of here! Now!"

Jamie Foxx

Acting colleague Jamie Foxx (52, "Ray") traveled to the epicenter of the protests, Minneapolis, Minnesota, over the weekend. As the US broadcaster ABC broadcast among others, Foxx even gave a moving speech there. He is not here as a celebrity: "These are my brothers." He wants to support those who are in the front row of the protests. "We are not afraid to stand here, we are not afraid of this moment."

Nick Cannon

Rapper, presenter and Mariah Carey ex Nick Cannon (39) also mingled with the protests in Minneapolis. Cannon wore a sweater with the words "Please, I can't breathe" (in German: "Please, I can't breathe"). It was the last words of the killed George Floyd. In a picture he shared on Instagram, he also held a poster with the victim's portrait and the words "Justice for Floyd" in the cameras.

Ellen Page

Canadian actress Ellen Page (33, "Juno") meanwhile took part in a demonstration in New York City, more precisely in the Brooklyn district. She shared a video on Twitter in front of the Barclays Center there. To see and hear in it: Hundreds of activists who loudly applaud out of solidarity.

Paris Jackson

The Michael Jackson daughter Paris Jackson (22) also participated in one of the numerous demonstrations. She shared a picture of herself and other demonstrators on Instagram and described the development from peaceful protests to violent conflicts: "It broke my heart when everything went up in flames. Violence is not the solution." In their eyes, only a peaceful protest is useful.

Ben Affleck

Together with his new love, fellow actor Ana de Armas (32), Ben Affleck (47, "Paycheck") was out on the streets in protest, also in Los Angeles. Affleck held a "Black Lives Matter" note in his hand. His girlfriend posted a picture of it on Twitter.