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George Floyd’s death was a tragedy that highlights that America still has a long way before we can put our history of racial injustice truly in the past
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Publishing date: Apr 04, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 1 minute read • In this file photo taken on Oct. 10, 2013, singer and actress Cher poses in Paris. Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT /AFP via Getty Images
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Cher has apologized after receiving backlash for insisting she could have saved police brutality victim George Floyd.
Like many Americans, the singer has been watching coverage of the ongoing trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer whose controversial actions led to Floyd’s death in May, sparking a summer of Black Lives Matter protests, but fans and followers on social media felt she went too far when she suggested she could have saved George if she was there.
Cher apologises for George Floyd tweet claiming she could have helped if she was there
5 Apr, 2021 03:09 AM
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Cher hit the Tweet button, copped an earful, doubled down, then listened to her mate Karen. Photo / Cher, Instagram
Cher hit the Tweet button, copped an earful, doubled down, then listened to her mate Karen. Photo / Cher, Instagram
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By: Bella Fowler
Music icon Cher has been forced to apologise after tweeting that she could have helped George Floyd, prompting followers to accuse her of having a white saviour complex .
The 74-year-old singer came under fire after she tweeted her thoughts following the start of the trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who planted his knee on Floyd s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds in May last year.
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