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Published 14:33 IST, June 2nd 2020

Adele 'stands in solidarity' over George Floyd's death; ask fans to be 'focused'

Talking to her Instagram handle to express her grief over George Floyd's murder, singer Adele asked fans not to get disheartened. Read more.

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African American man George Floyd’s alleged ‘murder’ has triggered reactions from many Hollywood celebrities and now, singer Adele has finally broken her silence over the issue. Talking to her Instagram handle to speak about ‘systematic racism, police violence and inequality’, the singer shared a picture of George Floyd with a heartfelt note. Take a look at the picture shared:

In the note shared, the singer mentioned that the protests and marches for justice are happening all over the globe simultaneously and only gaining momentum. Adding to the same, the singer asked her fans to be ‘righteously angered but be focused’. The singer also mentioned that racism prevails everywhere and this is not only about America.

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Here is what the singer wrote:

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"George Floyd’s murder has sent shockwaves around the world, there are countless others that haven’t. Protests and marches are happening all over the globe simultaneously and only gaining momentum. So be righteously angered but be focused! Keep listening, keep asking and keep learning! It’s important we don’t get disheartened, hijacked or manipulated right now. This is about systematic racism, this is about police violence and it’s about inequality. And this isn’t only about America! Racism is alive and well everywhere. I wholeheartedly stand in solidarity with the fight for freedom, liberation and justice ♥️"

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George Floyd's death

George Floyd died in the Powderhorn community of Minneapolis, Minnesota after a white police office knelt his knee on the right side of Floyd's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds (according to the criminal complaint filed against the officer). Reportedly, the police officers took the action after Floyd was accused of using a counterfeit $20 bill at a market.  As per recent developments in the investigation of the 'alleged murder' of George Floyd, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner concluded that Floyd died from a cardiac arrest while being restrained with "neck compression".

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Hollywood is enraged

Hollywood stars Jennifer Aniston, Viola Davis and Anne Hathaway expressed their disappointment with police brutality resulting in the murder of African American man George Floyd, Khloe Kardashian recently took to her Instagram handle to express her views about the situation.

The reality show star, Khloe Kardashian, in her public note, mentioned that she is ‘angry, heartbroken and disgusted’ over the murder of George Floyd and mentioned that she will use her ‘privilege to fight for George’. Recently, Lupita Nyong'o took to her Twitter handle to speak about the cultural movement she would like to see, after the 'racist' attack on George Floyd. Lupita Nyong'o shared a series of pictures, which speaks about the 'racism' of white against the black.

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14:33 IST, June 2nd 2020