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George Floyd’s death.
Floyd died while being detained by Minneapolis police last May after former officer
Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes. Chauvin is currently on trial for second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
In a since-deleted tweet, Cher noted on Friday that her mother has been following the televised trial and Cher told her that she could have saved Floyd’s life had she been on the scene.
“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,” the singer wrote, per Complex.
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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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