Actor Cole Sprouse has claimed that he was arrested as part of a “group of peaceful protesters” in a demonstration over the death of George Floyd, the African-American man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis.
The Riverdale star said he was arrested in Santa Monica during the May 30 nationwide protests gathering steam and detailed the happenings at the venue on Instagram.
“A group of peaceful protesters, myself included, were arrested yesterday in Santa Monica,” he wrote on Sunday.
Anticipating “sensationalisation” of the update by the media, Sprouse deflected attention saying the focus right now should be on #BlackLivesMatter movement.
“Peace, riots, looting, are an absolutely legitimate form of protest. The media is by nature only going to show the most sensational, which only proves a long standing racist agenda.
“I was detained when standing in solidarity, as were many of the final vanguard within Santa Monica. We were given the option to leave, and were informed that if we did not retreat, we would be arrested,” he said. (PTI)
