<p>On Friday, former San Francisco quarterback and multi-millionaire racial activist Colin Kaepernick announced a new fund to pay for the legal fees of rioters, whom he dubbed &#8220;freedom fighters,&#8221; destroying often low-income communities and committing acts of violence.</p>
<p>“In fighting for liberation there‘s always retaliation,” Kaepernick posted to Twitter on Friday. “We must protect our Freedom Fighters. We started a legal defense initiative to give legal representation to Freedom Fighters in Minneapolis paid for by [Your Rights Camp],&#8221; an organization founded by the former QB.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">In fighting for liberation there‘s always retaliation. We must protect our Freedom Fighters. We started a legal defense initiative to give legal representation to Freedom Fighters in Minneapolis paid for by <a href="https://twitter.com/yourrightscamp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@yourrightscamp</a></p>
<p>For representation or to donate <a href="https://t.co/q0pzAObCiG">https://t.co/q0pzAObCiG</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kaepernick7/status/1266413295206043652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>A day before the post, Kaepernick publicly called to reject civility and embrace a &#8220;revolution.&#8221;</p>
<p>“When civility leads to death, revolting is the only logical reaction,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;The cries for peace will rain down, and when they do, they will land on deaf ears, because your violence has brought this resistance.We have the right to fight back! Rest in Power George Floyd.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">When civility leads to death, revolting is the only logical reaction. </p>
<p>The cries for peace will rain down, and when they do, they will land on deaf ears, because your violence has brought this resistance.</p>
<p>We have the right to fight back! </p>
<p>Rest in Power George Floyd</p>
<p>&mdash; Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kaepernick7/status/1266046129906552832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p class="css-1e3mur4">Kaepernick is not alone in promoting financial assistance to criminal rioters, unfortunately.</p>
<p class="css-1cscg1p">Politicians like failed presidential candidate <b>Julián Castro</b>, open socialist <strong>New York City Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</strong>, <strong>Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)</strong>, <strong>Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)</strong>, and <strong>Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)</strong> have all solicited donations to ActBlue, a charity which enables donations be made to &#8220;bail funds,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/us/politics/donations-protests-actblue-democrats.html">The New York Times</a>.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Organizers in Minnesota are putting their lives on the line for justice. It’s time for us to show up for them. </p>
<p>Join <a href="https://twitter.com/AyannaPressley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AyannaPressley</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AOC</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/RashidaTlaib?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RashidaTlaib</a>, and me.<a href="https://t.co/BzDULI4Zxs">https://t.co/BzDULI4Zxs</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href="https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1266496255578038272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p class="css-1cscg1p">Here&#8217;s an extended list of celebrities and politicians who&#8217;ve donated or solicited donations for bail money to such criminals.<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/f-trump-and-keep-going-teigen-carell-other-celebs-posting-bail-for-rioters"><strong>Chrissy Teigen</strong></a>Teigen promised <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/f-trump-and-keep-going-teigen-carell-other-celebs-posting-bail-for-rioters">$200,000</a> as bail money for criminal rioters, posting to Twitter: “In celebration of whatever the f*** maga night is, I am committed to donating $100,000 to the bail outs of protestors across the country. The supermodel later upped it to $200,000: &#8220;Ooo they might need more money then. Make it $200,000,&#8221; she wrote.<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/f-trump-and-keep-going-teigen-carell-other-celebs-posting-bail-for-rioters"><strong>Steve Carell </strong></a>Carell promised $1,000 to the rioters&#8217; bail via a donation to the “Minnesota Freedom Fund.”According to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/style/minnesota-freedom-fund-bail-george-floyd-protests.html">The New York Times</a>, the fund brought in a whopping $20 million in four days.<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/f-trump-and-keep-going-teigen-carell-other-celebs-posting-bail-for-rioters"><strong>Seth Rogan</strong></a>Rogan promised $1,000 to the Minnesota Freedom Fund.<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/f-trump-and-keep-going-teigen-carell-other-celebs-posting-bail-for-rioters"><strong>Janelle Monae</strong></a>Monae promised $1,000 to the Minnesota Freedom Fund.<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/f-trump-and-keep-going-teigen-carell-other-celebs-posting-bail-for-rioters"><strong>Don Cheadle</strong></a>Cheadle promised $1,000 to the Minnesota Freedom Fund.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-campaign-staffers-donate-to-group-that-pays-bail-in-riot-torn-minneapolis-report-says">Joe Biden campaign staffers:</a> </strong></p>
<p>“At least 13 Biden campaign staff members posted on Twitter on Friday and Saturday that they made donations to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, which opposes the practice of cash bail, or making people pay to avoid pre-trial imprisonment,” Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-biden-bail/biden-staff-donate-to-group-that-pays-bail-in-riot-torn-minneapolis-idUSKBN2360SZ">reported</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-campaign-staffers-donate-to-group-that-pays-bail-in-riot-torn-minneapolis-report-says">The Daily Wire</a> noted. “The group uses donations to pay bail fees in Minneapolis.”</p>
<p><strong>Kamala Harris</strong></p>
<p>Harris promoted the Minnesota Freedom Fund to her millions of followers on Twitter.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">If you’re able to, chip in now to the <a href="https://twitter.com/MNFreedomFund?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MNFreedomFund</a> to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota. <a href="https://t.co/t8LXowKIbw">https://t.co/t8LXowKIbw</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) <a href="https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1267555018128965643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/justin-timberlake-ill-help-pay-bail-for-arrested-protesters-ted-cruz-suggests-better-use-of-his-money"><strong>Justin Timberlake</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/justin-timberlake-ill-help-pay-bail-for-arrested-protesters-ted-cruz-suggests-better-use-of-his-money">Timberlake</a> gave an undisclosed amount to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, writing to Twitter: “Please join me in supporting the Minneapolis protestors by donating to the [Minnesota Freedom Fund]. The freedom fund is combating the harms of incarceration by paying bail for low income individuals who cannot otherwise afford: minnesoatafreedomfund.org.”</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suck-on-that-abortion-loving-jameela-jamil-posts-expletive-laced-tweet-ripping-clueless-pro-lifers"><strong>Jameela Jamil</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="https://people.com/crime/celebs-help-pay-bail-for-minnesota-protesters/">Jamil</a> promised $1,000 to the Minnesota Freedom Fund.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://people.com/crime/celebs-help-pay-bail-for-minnesota-protesters/">Kehlani</a> </strong></p>
<p>Kehlani promised $1,000 to the Minnesota Freedom Fund.</p>
<p><a href="https://people.com/crime/celebs-help-pay-bail-for-minnesota-protesters/"><strong>Noname </strong></a></p>
<p>Noname promised $1,000 to the Minnesota Freedom Fund.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kaepernick-posts-message-cheering-violent-rioting-denouncing-civility-in-response-to-george-floyd-death">Kaepernick Posts Message Cheering Violent Rioting, Denouncing Civility In Response To George Floyd Death</a></strong></p>
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<p>Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey has been doing more to help people during the coronavirus than most other celebrities.</p>
<p>Instead of insulting or bullying Americans on Twitter or in coordinated videos, McConaughey, 50, has actually been helping people. The actor has been driving through rural parts of Texas in a pickup truck filled with boxes of face masks that he has been delivering to hospitals, The Blaze <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/matthew-mcconaughey-coronavirus-charity-texas?utm_content=buffer71450&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=tw-theblaze">reported</a>.</p>
<p>McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves posted about their excursion on Facebook and included a photo of the couple in their large Lincoln truck with boxes of personal protective equipment. The pair can be seen wearing face masks in the photo as well.</p>
<p>&#8220;Thanks to Lincoln for donating 110 thousand masks – me and Camila Alves hitting the road to get em to rural hospitals in need across Texas,&#8221; the post said.</p>
<p>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) commented on the couple’s Twitter version of the post, quoting one of McConaughey’s most famous lines from the movie “Dazed and Confused”: “Alright, alright, alright.”</p>
<p>KLTV <a href="https://www.kltv.com/2020/05/22/east-texas-native-matthew-mcconaughey-wife-deliver-masks-rural-hospitals-texas/">reported</a> that the donation from Lincoln and McConaughey’s delivery came “after Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller <a href="https://www.texasagriculture.gov/NewsEvents/NewsEventsDetails/tabid/76/Article/5961/COMMISSIONER-MILLER-HAS-REQUESTED-ADDITIONAL-FUNDING-TO-ASSIST-RURAL-TEXAS-HOSP.aspx">requested emergency funding </a>from Governor Greg Abbott for rural hospitals. In late March, Miller said, ‘rural Texans can’t afford to lose their hospitals right now.’”</p>
<p>The Blaze went on to explain the other wonderful things McConaughey has been doing to help during the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
<p>“McConaughey, who is a corporate spokesperson for Lincoln, also provided some coronavirus charity by hosting a virtual bingo game with the residents of the Enclave at Round Rock Senior &amp; Assisted Living Retirement Home in his home state of Texas last month,” the outlet reported.</p>
<p>In addition, McConaughey streamed a live commencement speech for the Class of 2020 on “Good Morning America.”</p>
<p>&#8220;Best advice I got in high school was probably from a friend of mind name Ranese Sherman. I remember one morning before school, she came up and complimented me on what I was wearing … &#8216;you are a good looking guy Matthew&#8217; … I kinda was like, &#8216;Ohhh,&#8217; and she reached out and grabbed my arm and said, &#8216;Hey, just say thank you,&#8221; McConaughey <a href="https://www.kltv.com/2020/05/15/webxtra-matthew-mcconaughey-mentions-longview-hs-classmate-gma/">said</a>, according to KITV. &#8220;&#8216;When someone pays you a compliment, you don&#8217;t need to be falsely modest just, look them in the eye and say thanks. You&#8217;ll never forget that.&#8217; Thank you.&#8221;</p>
<p>McConaughey also has a foundation named after his personal life motto, Just Keep Livin’, that helps “high school students by providing them with the tools to lead active and healthy lives.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Blaze also reported: “The Just Keep Livin Foundation posted a video urging Americans to not engage in petty politics during the coronavirus pandemic, and to support one another in a united front.”</p>
<p>McConaughey is a Texas native.</p>
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Matthew McConaughey Has Been Driving Through Rural Texas Delivering Masks To Hospitals

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<p>Rapper Sean Combs, commonly known as P. Diddy, slammed Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday over the former vice president&#8217;s remarks that were widely deemed to be racist.</p>
<p>In an interview with &#8220;The Breakfast Club,&#8221; Biden said, without being asked a question, “I tell you if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.”</p>
<p>Combs tweeted out the video of Biden making the widely condemned remarks, saying, &#8220;Aye bruh @JoeBiden I already told you the #BlackVoteAintFree&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Aye bruh <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a> I already told you the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackVoteAintFree?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackVoteAintFree</a> <a href="https://t.co/6ZoIfGFcHR">pic.twitter.com/6ZoIfGFcHR</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Diddy (@Diddy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Diddy/status/1263882245800067072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Combs later tweeted, &#8220;To Whom It May Concern: It’s called, Black Leverage. #BlackVoteAintFree&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">To Whom It May Concern: It’s called, Black Leverage. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackVoteAintFree?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackVoteAintFree</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Diddy (@Diddy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Diddy/status/1263954305142358017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Paris Dennard, Senior Communications Advisor for Black Media Affairs for the Republican Party, hit Biden hard in a statement for his remarks.</p>
<p>&#8220;Joe Biden has a history of bigoted and racist remarks that he can no longer hide from in his basement quarantine,&#8221; Dennard said. &#8220;With the powerhouse political machine the RNC has built, we will be sure that every Black American knows the choice they face in November &#8211; a candidate with a failed record who has continuously taken our community for granted, or continued prosperity and opportunity under President Trump. 1.3 million Black Americans voted for President Trump in 2016, and more are coming in November.&#8221;</p>
<p>Numerous high profile figures in the black community slammed Biden over his remarks.</p>
<p>Fox News host Harris Faulkner responded to Biden&#8217;s remarks by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-harris-faulkner-powerfully-responds-to-bidens-you-aint-black-comment-ive-been-fighting-against-this-notion">saying</a>, “I’ve been fighting against this notion that you’re not black enough unless you think a certain way, or you vote a certain way, you speak a certain way, you do certain things. My whole life, I grew up military, pretty much neutral along the zone of can we all just get along no matter what we look like.”</p>
<p>“I have biracial daughters,” Faulkner continued. “This is more than just a little offensive; it is shortsighted, it is a blind spot for this former vice president.  He should’ve gotten up immediately on whatever venue or microphone he had. I would’ve said it for him immediately right there on ‘The Breakfast Club.’ And say, ‘you know what, let me restate that.&#8217;”</p>
<p>Harris concluded, “You don’t have to be any particular race to know when someone puts you down because you’re different.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">HARRIS IS A GREAT AMERICAN! <a href="https://t.co/cfvCPltijX">pic.twitter.com/cfvCPltijX</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1263928148283887616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>BET Founder Robert Johnson, America&#8217;s first black billionaire, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bet-founder-robert-johnson-blasts-democrat-joe-biden-over-racist-remarks-he-believes-that-black-people-owe-him-their-vote">also slammed</a> Biden, saying, &#8220;Vice President Biden’s statement today represents the arrogant and out-of-touch attitude of a paternalistic white candidate who has the audacity to tell Black people, the descendants of slaves, that they are not Black unless they vote for him. This proves unequivocally that the Democratic nominee believes that Black people owe him their vote without question; even though, we as Black people know it is exactly the opposite. He should spend the rest of his campaign apologizing to every Black person he meets.&#8221;</p>
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Rapper P. Diddy Rips Democrat Joe Biden Over Racist ‘You Ain’t Black’ Comment

2020 Election

Hollywood

Joe Biden

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<p>You know you&#8217;re in Flavortown when celebrity chef Guy Fieri raises over $20 million to help out-of-work restaurant employees whose lives have been upended by the economic shutdown.</p>
<p>Over the past two months, Guy Fieri has been working with the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation to raise money for the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. In an Instagram announcement on Friday, the organization proudly announced it had raised $20 million and will be sending out 10,000 emails to qualifying recipients.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Restaurant Employee Relief Fund has now approved 20,000 grant awards for restaurant workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic,&#8221; the post said. &#8220;Today, we will email more than 10,000 restaurant workers to inform them that their grant applications have been approved. We are grateful for the financial support of donors across the country which has made these grants possible, and for the patience of our applicants as we have reviewed their compelling stories of need.&#8221;</p>
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<section id="cb-50606971378d84358271680169f40843" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}">According to <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2020/05/07/guy-fieri-coronavirus-restaurant-workers-relief-fund-grants-20-million/">TMZ Live</a>, Fieri said that the fund has &#8220;already awarded more than 40,000 grants &#8212; worth $500 each &#8212; to workers facing extraordinary hardship due to the pandemic.&#8221;As reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/guy-fieri-raises-20-million-restaurant-relief-fund">Fox News</a>,  since the relief fund started, &#8220;more than $40,000 grants worth $500 each have been awarded to those in the industry who have been displaced during the COVID-19 crisis, with more being sent out.&#8221;</section>
<p>https://twitter.com/GuyFieri/status/1257750450188713986?s=20</p>
<p>In March, the National Restaurant Association <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/national-restaurant-association-11-of-restaurants-could-be-lost-in-pandemic">predicted that 11%</a> of restaurants could be closing permanently. Hudson Riehle, the Association’s senior vice president of research, said the data shows the industry is in “uncharted territory.”</p>
<p>“Association research found that 54% of operators made the switch to all off-premises services; 44% have had to temporarily close down. This is uncharted territory,” said Riehle. “The industry has never experienced anything like this before.”</p>
<p>As to how restaurants will be able to survive the next few months as the lockdowns are replaced by restrictive safety measures, both celebrity chefs Robert Irvine and Tom Colicchio<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/celebrity-chef-tom-colicchio-restaurants-will-have-to-adapt"> are in agreement</a> that changes will have to be made.</p>
<p>“Clearly we have to come up with some hybrid model, especially for the next year,” said Colicchio. “Because à la carte dining, with the spacing that [we’ll need to implement], and knowing that most likely bartenders, waiters are going to have to wear masks… People aren’t necessarily going to be very comfortable going to a restaurant like that.”</p>
<p class="speakable">“A restaurant, like any other business, has a break-even point, and that’s a huge thing when we come into business,” said Robert Irvine. “People need to come back to work, but it has to be done safely. We are not going back to full 300-seat restaurants. We have to let the guests know that it’s safe to come into not only the restaurant but the stores at the same time. People are going to be scared, and … we don’t know what’s going on. I’m not a doctor, [but] I know I want to get back to work. My life is about saving restaurants and that’s what I’ve been doing.”</p>
<p>“[A]ll those mom-and-pop restaurants and mom-and-pop stores need business. We need money. That’s the way the world goes around. So let’s start doing it and do it smartly,” Irvine continued. “Listen to the experts, but also let’s be smart when we say, ‘OK, you can let 50 people in your restaurant over a two-hour period.’ And then you have to adjust everything … We have to lay out [new guidelines] clearly for [guests] so they know what to expect.”</p>
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Today &#8211; Season 69

Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri Raises Over $20 Million For Out-Of-Work Restaurant Employees

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<p class="speakable">Singer and songwriter Cady Groves, know for songs like &#8220;This Little Girl&#8221; and “Oil and Water,” died on Saturday night at the age of 30, her family disclosed via social media.</p>
<p class="speakable">Groves, who recently struggled with her health, is believed to have died of natural causes, brother Cody Groves said on Sunday.</p>
<p>&#8220;[Cady Groves] has left this world,&#8221; Cody posted to Twitter. &#8220;Details are limited right now but family is trying to get them and will keep people updated. Rest In Peace little sis.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Hope you’re reunited with [Kelly Groves] and Casey,&#8221; he added, referencing their two passed brothers, who died in 2007 and 2014, respectively, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/country-singer-cady-groves-dead-at-30">Fox News</a>.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/cadygroves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cadygroves</a> has left this world. Details are limited right now but family is trying to get them and will keep people updated. Rest In Peace little sis. Hope you’re reunited with <a href="https://twitter.com/kellydgroves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kellydgroves</a> and Casey. <a href="https://t.co/l4S3tqWYFy">pic.twitter.com/l4S3tqWYFy</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Cody Groves (@Codywaynegroves) <a href="https://twitter.com/Codywaynegroves/status/1257015013224714240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>After Cody&#8217;s initial tweet, he felt compelled to clarify his statement, noting that rumors had circulated over his sister&#8217;s cause of death.</p>
<p>“I hate that I even have to do this, but apparently the world and internet is a cluster of twisted misinformation. In my original post I had stated we had no information to try and prevent that, but to expel rumors I will provide an update” he said. “The medical examiner has completed autopsy and there was no indication of foul play or self harm. Simply put, Cady Groves died of natural causes.”</p>
<p>“She had some medical problems last fall and our best guess at this point until further testing is complete is that they had resurfaced. Please respect her name and family before sharing information that did not come directly from here,&#8221; he added.</p>
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<p>&mdash; Cody Groves (@Codywaynegroves) <a href="https://twitter.com/Codywaynegroves/status/1257069141984514055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>During a 2015 interview, Groves told <a href="https://arena.com/article/cady-groves-is-turning-tragedy-into-triumph" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arena</a> of her brothers&#8217; passings: &#8220;[O]ne of my brothers was murdered six years ago, and my life stopped when that happened, and I spent five years of my life becoming a terrible person, not to other people, but to myself,&#8221; she revealed. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t love me anymore, and I was just so sad. My other brother just died about a month ago, and when he died, it&#8217;s so weird to say this, but it brought me back to life.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;When my first brother died it killed me,&#8221; the country singer continued, &#8220;and then when [my second brother] died it brought me back to life because at his funeral all his friends were telling all these crazy stories about how he was like the funniest person they ever met in their entire life, and I got jealous while I was sitting at the funeral just broken down, because he was my best friend on the whole planet, everyone knew it, and I was just sitting there crying, thinking wow, I want to be that person for other people. I want to be funny, and I want to tell people stories, and I want people to remember me [in that way]. It kinda just woke me up, so for the last month I&#8217;ve been this whole new person, and I&#8217;ve just been trying to go with it.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Actor Ezra Miller, who played &#8220;The Flash&#8221; in &#8220;Justice League&#8221; and will reprise the iconic superhero in an upcoming standalone movie, went viral over the weekend when video appeared to show him choking a woman at a bar in Reykjavik, Iceland. Take a look:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I have rewatched this video of Ezra Miller choking a woman like 50x lmfao this is y’all tone deaf cop sympathizing—style stealing narcissistic white icon? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EzraMiller?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EzraMiller</a> <a href="https://t.co/LA1PNZCIQt">pic.twitter.com/LA1PNZCIQt</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ren(aissance) (@Hood_Vampire) <a href="https://twitter.com/Hood_Vampire/status/1246880508644114438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>In the brief video at the Prikið Kaffihús establishment, Miller, wearing a red jacket, tells the woman ”Oh, you wanna fight? That’s what you wanna do?&#8221;</p>
<p>The woman appeared to be flippantly flailing her arms as a possible taunt. Miller then proceeded to choke her and push her to the ground as a man, presumably a friend, could be heard saying, &#8220;Whoa, Bro, Bro, Bro &#8230;”</p>
<p>The video, which has garnered over 5 million views, was at first met with skepticism as people speculated it was either a deepfake or joke. <a href="https://variety.com/2020/film/news/ezra-miller-throttling-woman-video-1234571800/">Variety later confirmed</a> that the video was both authentic and serious.</p>
<p>&#8220;Despite confusion online over whether the video was a joke — with memes already emerging on Twitter, where Miller’s name has been trending — a source at the establishment, Prikið Kaffihús, has confirmed to Variety that this was a serious altercation at the bar, and that the man, whom they identify as Miller, was escorted off the premises,&#8221; the entertainment outlet reported. &#8220;Variety has confirmed the incident took place around 6 p.m. on April 1 at Prikið Kaffihús, a trendy bar in central Reykjavik that Miller frequents when he is in town.&#8221;</p>
<p>The altercation allegedly began when Miller, age 27, was confronted by a group of &#8220;pushy&#8221; fans. He was escorted off the premises shortly thereafter.</p>
<p>Ezra Miller rose to acting prominence in 2011 when he played a sociopathic teenager opposite Tilda Swinton in the thriller &#8220;We Need to Talk About Kevin,&#8221; which was followed by his lauded performance in &#8220;The Perks of Being a Wallflower.&#8221; In an interview with <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/ezra-miller-talks-fame-living-a-polyamorous-farm-his-metoo-story-1158536">The Hollywood Reporter</a> in 2018, he described celebrities as being &#8220;mentally ill.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;So, you&#8217;re a politician or you&#8217;re whoever, you&#8217;re just a celebrity with a fan club, like me,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You know? And we&#8217;re all probably mentally ill. I watch television or the news and I&#8217;m like, &#8216;Oh, it&#8217;s my people. Were all mentally ill together. Cool.'&#8221;</p>
<p>In the same interview, he expanded upon his outspoken queer identity, which means he &#8220;barely&#8221; even identifies as a human.</p>
<p>&#8220;Yeah, absolutely. Which is to say, I don&#8217;t identify. Like, f**k that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Queer just means no, I don&#8217;t do that. I don&#8217;t identify as a man. I don&#8217;t identify as a woman. I barely identify as a human.&#8221;</p>
<p>He also described a #MeToo moment of his own wherein an executive tried to give him alcohol while underage.</p>
<p>&#8220;They gave me wine and I was underaged,&#8221; he recalled. &#8220;They were like, &#8216;Hey, want to be in our movie about gay revolution?&#8217; And I was like, &#8216;No, you guys are monsters. It&#8217;s a great f**kin&#8217; age of being like, &#8216;You know what? That s**t&#8217;s unacceptable,&#8217; And it&#8217;s amazing for a lot of us to watch. &#8216;Cause, like, we all knew it was unacceptable when we f***ing survived it. That&#8217;s what Hollywood is. I thought we all knew we were sex workers.&#8221;</p>


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<p>As millennials and young Americans continue to defy federal guidelines on social distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams has called upon celebrities and social media influencers to instruct their followers to take the virus seriously.</p>
<p>Speaking on &#8220;Good Morning America,&#8221; Adams called on celebrities like NBA players Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell, as well as influencers like Kylie Jenner, to educate people about the need to social distance.</p>
<p>“What I really think we need to do … [is] get our influencers — [NBA players] Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell, we need to get Kylie Jenner, we need to get our social media influencers out there and helping folks understand that look, this is serious,” Adams said, as reported by The <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/19/jerome-adams-us-surgeon-general-calls-celebrities-/">Washington Times</a>.</p>
<p>To those young people nonchalantly assuming that they will be unaffected by COVID-19, Adams said that new data suggests otherwise.</p>
<p>“This is absolutely serious. People are dying. We again are seeing new data emerging from Italy that suggests that young people may be at higher risk in different situations than what we previously thought,” he said. &#8220;Stay off the beaches.&#8221;</p>
<p>Adams was undoubtedly referring to the Spring Breakers in Florida who were shown partying on the beaches as if no pandemic were happening. In one <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2020/03/19/spring-break-beaches-florida-look-packed-despite-coronavirus-spread/2873248001/">terrifying video</a>, many of those interviewed expressed flippancy in regard to the situation.</p>
<p>&#8220;If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I&#8217;m not going to let it stop me from partying,&#8221; one spring breaker said. &#8220;You know, we&#8217;ve been waiting, I&#8217;ve been waiting, for Miami spring break for a while, about two months we&#8217;ve had this trip planned. And we&#8217;re just out here having a good time. Whatever happens, happens.&#8221;</p>
<p>Another spring breaker said: &#8220;It&#8217;s really messing up my spring break. What is there to do here other than go to bars or the beach? And they&#8217;re closing all of it. I think they&#8217;re blowing it out of proportion. I think it&#8217;s doing way too much.&#8221;</p>
<p>Another said: &#8220;What they&#8217;re doing is bad. We need a refund. This virus ain&#8217;t that serious. There are more serious things out there like hunger and poverty, and we need to address that.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I&#39;m not gonna let it stop me from partying”: Spring breakers are still flocking to Miami, despite coronavirus warnings. <a href="https://t.co/KoYKI8zNDH">https://t.co/KoYKI8zNDH</a> <a href="https://t.co/rfPfea1LrC">pic.twitter.com/rfPfea1LrC</a></p>
<p>&mdash; CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1240371160078000128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>In response to the lack of seriousness, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered all beaches in the state closed, allowing groups of up to just 10 people who must practice social distancing.</p>
<p>“The message I think for spring breakers is that the party’s over in Florida, you’re not going to be able to congregate on any beach in the state,” DeSantis <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/ron-desantis-florida-spring-breakers-party-over">told Fox News</a>. “Many of the hot spots that people like to go to, whether it’s Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Clearwater Beach, are closed entirely for the time being.”</p>
<p>“The bars are closed so you’re not going to have a place to congregate there, so we would just tell those folks maybe come back next year when things are better, but that is not what we’re looking for here in the state of Florida,” DeSantis added. “Every single beach will have to abide by the CDC guidelines, no more than 10 people, you have to be socially distant, not every beach is going to remain open, but some will.”</p>


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