Evan Peters Apologizes for Retweeting Video Praising Police for Arresting Protestor
Evan Peters says he accidentally retweeted a video showing praise for the police arresting a protestor.
The 33-year-old American Horror Story actor issued an apology and posted a black square on his timeline to recognize Blackout Tuesday in honor of Black Lives Matter.
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“I don’t condone the guy watching the news at all in the video which I have deleted. I unknowingly retweeted it. I’m deeply upset it got on my newsfeed. I sincerely apologize if anyone was offended. I support black lives matter wholeheartedly,” Evan posted on his Twitter account after he started getting a lot of backlash for what he had retweeting.
This controversy came just one day after some other Evan Peters news made headlines.
I don’t condone the guy watching the news at all in the video which I have deleted. I unknowingly retweeted it. I’m deeply upset it got on my newsfeed. I sincerely apologize if anyone was offended. I support black lives matter wholeheartedly.
— Evan Peters (@Evan_Peters) June 2, 2020