OlderCelebrities React to Guilty Verdict In George Floyd Case
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty in the killing of George Floyd.
After almost a month of the trial and ten hours of deliberation, the jury came to their verdict on the case.
Derek was charged on three counts and found guilty on all three. He has been charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Many people were tuned in to find out the results and right after all counts were revealed, social media blew up with the words “guilty” and “justice.”
Click inside to see celebrity reactions to the verdict…
See celeb social media posts below…
Woah. Justice. Beautiful day.
— Owen Patrick Joyner (@owenjoyner) April 20, 2021
GUILTY, GUILTY, & GUILTY!!!!! #ChauvinIsGuilty
— Rachel Crow (@iamrachelcrow) April 20, 2021
guilty on all counts – #ChauvinIsGuilty #thankGOD
— ROSIE (@Rosie) April 20, 2021
Guilty!!🙏🏽🙏🏽
— Kyla Drew (@kyladrewatla) April 20, 2021
Guilty!!
— Alex Newell (@thealexnewell) April 20, 2021
PRAISE GOD!!!! Guilty!!!!
— Keke Palmer (@KekePalmer) April 20, 2021
Basic human rights upheld!
— TRINITEE (@triniteestokes) April 20, 2021
Justice.
— Jenna Ushkowitz (@JennaUshkowitz) April 20, 2021
The fight for justice is not over. Sending love to everyone who needs it.
— Alex Shibutani (@AlexShibutani) April 20, 2021
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 time to go, you murderer. pic.twitter.com/1SzJC837J3
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) April 20, 2021
J U S T I C E
— Janel Parrish Long (@JanelParrish) April 20, 2021
Guilty on all counts. Finally some accountability.
— Jeremy Jordan (@JeremyMJordan) April 20, 2021
Justice. 🙏 Today was a day our children will learn about in school. Today will go down as a step in the right direction. Evolve. Love your neighbor. This is a good day.
— Dylan Playfair (@DylanPlayfair) April 20, 2021
Chauvin finally charged guilty too?? wow what a day man about fuckin time 🙄🤞🏼
— J (@JVCKJ) April 20, 2021
today is a day in history i hope we never forget. guilty on all counts. a precedent made to change the course of a system made to bring down black and brown lives. we must continue to fight. continue to strive for change. and we must do it together. ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
— Adam Irigoyen (@adamirigoyen) April 20, 2021
A moment of accountability 🙏🏼Finally #GeorgeFloyd
— Hayley Kiyoko (@HayleyKiyoko) April 20, 2021
Justice. Sending love to George Floyd’s family and friends.
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) April 20, 2021
Rest In Peace #GeorgeFloyd
— Tyler James Williams (@TylerJamesWill) April 20, 2021
Wow.. thank god!! #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
— Ashley Rickards (@AshleyRickards) April 20, 2021
Justice has been served! #GeorgeFloyd 🙏🕊
— Ray Mancini Jr (@RAYRAYisRAW) April 20, 2021
Thank God!!! #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
— Chris Colfer (@chriscolfer) April 20, 2021
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
All charges. Thank you .
— Aurora Perrineau (@AuroraPerrineau) April 20, 2021
There can be no justice without accountability. Today, we take one step closer.
And, once again, #BlackLivesMatter
— Chandler Kinney (@ChandlerLKinney) April 20, 2021
