Cher apologized to her Twitter followers after sparking controversy over a recent tweet about George Floyd amid a trial over his murder.
The singer took to Twitter after a recent tweet discussing the ongoing trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer. He is accused of killing Floyd when he knelt on his neck in May 2020. The video of the incident went viral and caused a national outcry of race around the world, especially in the United States.
“Talk to mom and she said, ‘I saw a trial of cop who killed George Floyd, and cried,'” Cher wrote in a tweet that has since been removed. “I said, ‘Mom, I know this is going to sound MIND, but … I thought … maybe I should have been there, … I could have helped. ‘
The tweet sparked immediate debate, while many sympathized with the singer’s position, while others mocked her for acting like a “white savior” by feeling she could help the situation with her perseverance.
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While the setback was raging, the star addressed the controversy in a follow-up tweet, pointing out that she had annoyed people and said she could not have an honest, emotional opinion about the trial.
Cher apologized for a recent tweet about George Floyd that sparked controversy.
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“Wrestling with this twt, because I thought some people would not understand it, or believe an entertainer can have honest emotions about a person, suffering and dying, even if it is only shown on television. You do not know what I did not have finished, who I am, or what I believe. I CAN, I HAVE, AND I WILL..HELP, ” she wrote.
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Hours later, however, the star went back to Twitter to apologize unequivocally to anyone she had upset in the Black community with her words. She said the apology came after talking to a friend about the issue.
I just got off the phone with friend Karen. Tell her what happened, and realize, you can piss off Ppl and hurt them by not knowing everything that is “NOT appropriate” to say. I know Ppl apologize if they are in a jam, BUT TO GOD🙏🏼, IM REALLY SORRY If I upset someone in the Blk community. I know me❤️, ” she wrote.
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Cher appears to have been following the trial closely, tweeting her thoughts on it over the past week. In a tweet dated March 31, 2021, the star praised the witnesses who testified about what they saw during the more than 9 minutes in which Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck.
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“Feel so incredibly sad for the brave person who stood their ground to witness, and Chronicle to watch the murder of George Floyd for the whole world to see,” she wrote on Wednesday. “It was Americans who did not walk away from a fellow human being who had his last breath … crushed out of his body.”