Celebrities Pitch In To Help Pay Minneapolis Protesters’ Bail

May 29, 2020

Celebrities Pitch In To Help Pay Minneapolis Protesters’ Bail

Savannah Hulsey Pointer

Multiple well-known actors and public figures have made donations to an organization that is working to pay the bail of protesters arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota during the George Floyd demonstrations.

Donations were made to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, which is a nonprofit organization that arranges for cash bail donations for those demonstrating in the interest of social justice.

According to The Hill, the page has received widespread traction in light of the George Floyd protests that have saturated Minneapolis in recent days.

Stars such as Steve Carell and Jameela Jamil have donated and posted confirmation of their donations to Twitter, encouraging others to do the same.

Many of the donors have noted their donation simply by embedding the tweet that inspired them with the word “matched.”