Hollywood celebrities took to Twitter to praise former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and slam accused Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse after his release from jail.
On Sunday afternoon, United Nations diplomat Mohamad Safa tweeted, “I want to live in a country where Colin Kaepernick is seen as a hero and Kyle Rittenhouse is seen as a terrorist.” The tweet was picked up by filmmaker Morgan J. Freeman, and soon spread among Hollywood celebrities.
I want to live in a country where Colin Kaepernick is seen as a hero and Kyle Rittenhouse is seen as a terrorist.
— Mohamad Safa (@mhdksafa) November 22, 2020
I want to live in a country where Colin Kaepernick is seen as a hero and Kyle Rittenhouse is seen as a terrorist. https://t.co/72pNDgnhVb
— LeVar Burton (@levarburton) November 23, 2020
I want to live in a country where Colin Kaepernick is seen as a hero and Kyle Rittenhouse is seen as a terrorist. https://t.co/B0dh0IE6Xi
— Betty Buckley (@BettyBuckley) November 23, 2020
I want to live in a country where Colin Kaepernick is seen as a hero and Kyle Rittenhouse is seen as a terrorist. https://t.co/U5LvynJ1hV
— Mikko Alanne (@MikkoAlanne) November 23, 2020
I want to live in a country where Colin Kaepernick is seen as a hero and Kyle Rittenhouse is seen as a terrorist. https://t.co/Hhxx4HXtv3
— Josh Fox GreenNewDeal (@joshfoxfilm) November 23, 2020
The tweets came after Rittenhouse was released from jail after posting a $2 million bond following his arrest for allegedly killing two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
“FREE AT LAST!!!” Rittenhouse’s attorney Lin Wood posted on Twitter on Friday, along with a photo of Rittenhouse, actor Ricky Schroder, and attorney John Pierce.
FREE AT LAST!!!
From L to R:
Attorney John Pierce @CaliKidJMP
THE KYLE RITTENHOUSE
Actor Ricky Schroder @rickyschroder13
Thank you, All Donors.
Thank you, All Patriots.
Thank God Almighty.#FightBack pic.twitter.com/37Ly66itT8— Lin Wood (@LLinWood) November 21, 2020
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Kaepernick, a vocal supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement, started the trend of kneeling for the national anthem before games in protest of police brutality and systemic racism.
Kneeling during the national anthem made a comeback in 2020 amid a summer of protests and riots against perceived police brutality sparked by the death of George Floyd.
