Published 16:20 IST, June 1st 2020

Chrissy Teigen doubles up bail out fund to $200k after netizen slams George Floyd protests

Chrissy Teigen has doubled up her donation towards bail fund for George Floyd protesters to $ 200k. Read on to know more details about the same.

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Chrissy has doubled up her pledge of $200k to bail out George Floyd protesters. She had initially pledged a $100k to bail protestors out as she tweeted about it. bail funds are for protestors who were peacefully protesting against inequality and police brutality following death of George Floyd.

George Floyd was a 46-year-old man who passed away last Monday when a white Minneapolis cop knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes. horrific incident was captured in a video and brutality of police could be seen in viral video.

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horrifying video of Floyd’s death went viral within minutes earlier this week and outrd people and celebrities around country of USA. In video, a police officer was seen restricting Floyd’s airway by kneeling on his neck for more than eight minutes. Floyd was heard repeatedly saying that he could t brea and passed away re.

Following this, numerous people came out in support of George Floyd and his family and started calling for justice against officer who insensitively igred Floyd’s pleading to leave him. Though in many places, people were protesting peacefully, re were several cities in USA where protests turned violent. However, re have been videos circulating on social media which allegedly showed police using force on protestors.

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Chrissy Teigen doubles up bail fund

Chrissy Teigen had taken to her Twitter account and pledged that she would donate $100k to bail out protestors who were arrested while protesting. However, she received criticism from several users. One of users criticised her and called protestors “Rioters and criminals”. After this, she doubled up her donation to $200k.  Check out post below.

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Justin Bieber, Gigi Hadid lead celeb donations for George Floyd protestors

On ar te, Gigi Hadid also donated to bail funds after seeking advice on which groups to donate money to. She too got some criticism from users as y called arrested people 'rioters and criminals'. Justin Beiber, on or hand, took to his Instagram account and stood in support of Floyd’s protestors.

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Reportedly, one former Minneapolis police officer has been charged with third-degree and second-degree manslaughter after shocking video of him kneeling on George’s neck went viral. According to ar media portal, three or police officers who were present on-site, have been fired. However, three officers were t charged with a crime.

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16:20 IST, June 1st 2020