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Natalie Portman Calls To Defund Police In Message Trashing Cops, Recognizing Her ‘White Privilege’

Amanda Prestigiacomo
Natalie Portman Calls To Defund Police In Message Trashing Cops, Recognizing Her ‘White Privilege’
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Included in an apologetic message recognizing her own so-called “white privilege,” actress Natalie Portman took to Instagram on Tuesday to call for the defunding of police in the United States, whom the 39-year-old trashed as racist killers.

“When I first heard #DefundThePolice, I have to admit my first reaction was fear,” Portman started the post. “My whole life, police have made me feel safe.”

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