'Police kill a disproportionate amount of black people': Oscar winner Travon Free turns acceptance speech into hate tirade about cops after Regina King kicked off the most 'diverse Oscars ever' by hailing Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict
Free won Best Live Action Short for Two Distant Strangers - a 29 minute movie that examines the deaths of black Americans during encounters with police
During his acceptance speech, he spoke out against police killings, which disproportionately involve black people
Meanwhile, Regina King kicked off the night by hailing Derek Chauvin's conviction for murdering George Floyd during her opening monologue.
She conceded that audiences did not like 'Hollywood preaching', but insisted that 'no amount of fame and fortune' changes the fear of being black in the US