Cher is doing some ‘soul searching’ after catching flak over George Floyd tweet
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Cher is doing some ‘soul searching’ after catching flak over George Floyd tweet
Pop icon Cher is still reflecting on her tweet about George Floyd that ended up blowing in her face.
The singer, 74, tweeted that she has been doing some soul searching and is truly apologetic over her misworded tweet regarding George Floyd and the Derek Chauvin trial.
“These last days have been Hard,Soul Searching, Painful Ones,” she wrote on Tuesday.
“My Wording Was Wrong/Imprecise. When I’m Over-emotional I Should Wait,Walk Away, Then Twt,” she continued.
Cher issues second apology for George Floyd tweet after soul searching, vows to think before she tweets
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Cher apologizes for over-emotional tweets where she claimed she could have saved George Floyd s life if she had been there
Cher tweeted Friday that she believes she could have helped George Floyd if she had been present during his arrest in Minneapolis last May
Floyd died after police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes; Chauvin is now on trial for murder
Cher was promptly trolled for her tweet, with many describing it as tone-deaf and insensitive
However, hundreds of others supported the singer, saying they supported her sentiments and believed her heart was in the right place
Posted on April 6, 2021
Andrew Court, Daily Mail, April 3, 2021
Cher has been mocked as a ‘white savior’ for saying she could have helped prevent the death of George Floyd.
The music icon made the remark in a tweet posted to her 3.9 million followers Friday as she watched the televised murder trial of Derek Chauvin – the cop accused of killing Floyd in Minneapolis last May.
‘Was talking With Mom & She Said ‘I Watched Trial Of Policeman Who Killed George Floyd,& Cried’. I Said ‘Mom,I Know This Is Gonna Sound CRAZY,But.. I Kept Thinking …..Maybe If I’d Been There,…I Could’ve Helped,’ Cher tweeted.
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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.
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