The rally was to protest the removal of a statue of a Confederate General in the city
Figures from the entertainment world have condemned the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The rally was organised by right-wing blogger Jason Kessler to protest the removal of a statue of a Confederate general, Robert E. Lee, from the city.
As The Hollywood Reporter states, rally supporters and counter-protesters came head-to-head, with reports of violence and the use of tear gas being made on Twitter. A car also drove into a crowd of the counter-protestors.
A local emergency was declared by the city around 11am local time. Arrests were made following a declaration of unlawful assembly at Charlottesville’s Emancipation Park.
The New York Times reports that some protestors were chanting “You will not replace us” and “Jew will not replace us.”
US President Donald Trump tweeted: “We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!”
We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 12, 2017
“By the way, fuck these nazi motherfuckers,” Seth Rogen tweeted. Garbage wrote: “It is reprehensible what is happening in Charlottesville, Virginia. We stand with all those who wish to eradicate HATE.”
John Legend added: “We have nazi sympathizers and white nationalists in the White House. Condemn them too. They should not be receiving taxpayer money.”
“These morons look like they’re en route to a f**king luau,” Mark Ronson wrote beneath a picture of some of the protesters with Hawaiian shirts photoshopped onto them.
See those and more reactions below.
By the way, fuck these nazi motherfuckers. #Charlottesville
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 12, 2017
It is reprehensible what is happening in Charlottesville, Virginia. We stand with all those who wish to eradicate HATE.
— Garbage (@garbage) August 12, 2017
We have nazi sympathizers and white nationalists in the White House. Condemn them too. They should not be receiving taxpayer money.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) August 12, 2017
These morons look like they're en route to a f**king luau @laurenduca pic.twitter.com/kmKph486bX
— Mark Ronson (@MarkRonson) August 12, 2017
This. https://t.co/JvrZEZ1hpo
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) August 12, 2017
Genuine question: How do we react to this rally in a way that makes them feel it's a failure? It seems they feed on condemnation & anger.
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) August 12, 2017
"The truth is: we are living at this time. And we are tolerating it." #Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/U4qBQl93qV
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) August 12, 2017
the news makes me sick and so do racists in suits who dance around the fact that NAZIS are parading thru the streets in broad daylight
— hayley from Paramore (@yelyahwilliams) August 12, 2017
We defeated both these flags and will do so again #AllYouFascistsBoundToLose #Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/M9A5o6gVFO
— Billy Bragg (@billybragg) August 12, 2017
Your voices will get hoarse. Your torches will run out of fuel. And you will crawl back into your intolerant nothingness. #charlottesville
— josh groban (@joshgroban) August 12, 2017
A White Supremacist is the highest form of loser. One who has lost at life and completely missed the whole point of being alive.
— Kevin Morby (@kevinmorby) August 12, 2017
