Chrissy Teigen attends the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. She committed $200,000 to bail funds for those arrested during Black Lives Matter protests.
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for The Recording AcademyCelebrities, including model and TV personality Chrissy Teigen have committed funds to post bail for those who were arrested in Black Lives Matter protests brought about by the death of George Floyd
Over the weekend, Teigen, 34, took to Twitter to announce her plan to donate $100,000 to help bail out those arrested in protests around the country. After she received criticism for supporting “rioters and criminals,” she doubled her donation, to $200,000.
Actors Steve Carell Seth Rogen and Don Cheadle as well as singers Janelle Monáe Kehlani and Noname have also contributed to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, each giving $1,000, according to their tweets. The Minnesota Freedom Fund is a nonprofit that helps bail out individuals, created in 2016.
Later, Teigen wrote in an Instagram post: “I stand with our heroes out there in support and solidarity. If you don’t know what else to do, every little bit helps.”
Floyd, an unarmed 46-year-old black man in Minneapolis, died in police custody on May 25. Derek Chauvin a whilte police officer, has since been fired and charged with Floyd’s murder.
The video of Chauvin pinning Floyd to the ground with a knee on his neck, while Floyd repeatedly saying he could not breathe, has sparked Black Lives Matter protests around the country.
Teigen’s donation has been so far the largest among celebrities who contributed to bail funds.
Additionally, former football quarterback Colin Kaepernick announced Thursday through Instagram that a legal defense fund, Know Your Rights Camp, to help protesters arrested in Minneapolis. Kaepernick, 32, has become a political activist since 2016 when he began to refuse to kneel down during the national anthem in protest against policy brutality and racial inequality in the country.
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