Music and television icon
Cher is clapping back at people who criticized her for commenting on how she may have helped in the moments leading up to
The legendary singer has faced harsh criticism and accusations of having a “white savior complex” for her tweet sent out on April 2: “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.”
George Floyd died after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes. (Photo: Official Justice For George Floyd/Facebook)
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Earlier this week, the 74-year-old entertainer shared a tweet while watching the trial of
Derek Chauvin, the police officer who killed
George Floyd last May in Minneapolis, Minn.
“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.
Cher for saying she “could’ve helped”
George if she was there.
“I love you cher but your white savior complex is showing,” one person tweeted, while another wrote, “This is significantly underplaying what witnesses who testified TRIED to do to stop his death. There have been MULTIPLE testimonies of everyone from a firefighter to an MMA fighter to a senior man who attempted to diffuse the situation. Singing songs doesn’t erase racism, Cher.”