Asian celebrities are donating money to bail funds for Black Lives Matter protesters following the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and other victims of police brutality.
Actor and internet personality Eugene Lee Yang said on Twitter that he donated to the Louisville Community Bail Fund to help protesters who are “standing up against the murder of Breonna Taylor.”
I donated to the Louisville Community Bail Fund and encourage you to do the same if you can. It works to help arrested protesters who are standing up against the murder of Breonna Taylor. #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/wh47XucTLf pic.twitter.com/vb2HYZ2BME
— Eugene Lee Yang (@EugeneLeeYang) May 29, 2020
Thai American model and TV personality Chrissy Teigen also donated $100,000 for the bailouts of protesters, according to Mashable.
In celebration of whatever the fuck maga night is, I am committed to donating $100,000 to the bail outs of protestors across the country.
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 30, 2020
In a follow-up tweet, Teigen raised her donation to $200,000 after she replied and quoted a now-deleted tweet.
Ooo they might need more money then. Make it $200,000 https://t.co/axuJnazJkU
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 30, 2020
In addition to Teigen and Yang, Korean artists are also supporting the movement by sharing petitions and making donations, SBS reported.
In his tweet, Jay Park made $10,000 donations to the Black Lives Matter movement.
https://t.co/2dUvNk6ZAp just donated 10k… Pray to God the truth prevails 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
— JAY BUM PARK (@JAYBUMAOM) May 28, 2020
Korean American H1GHR Music artist pH-1 also shared a petition on Twitter titled “Justice for George Floyd.”
every life will matter once the BLACK LIVES MATTER. may God be with his family. #JusticeForGeorgeFlyodhttps://t.co/i4392I0fSn
— pH-1 (@ph1boyyy) May 30, 2020
He also revealed that he made a $3,000 donation.
i’m doing my best to help and support. pic.twitter.com/M9XJPv5Ru1
— pH-1 (@ph1boyyy) May 31, 2020
GOT7’s Mark Tuan and DAY6’s Jae also showed their support by donating $7,000 to the George Floyd Memorial Fund and $1,000 to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, respectively.
Stay stong, stay safe. https://t.co/LTcHSQ5PhN pic.twitter.com/1hmoj2pxXj
— Mark Tuan (@mtuan93) May 31, 2020
https://t.co/cvqYpN7BfF pic.twitter.com/kRjMsOtqXl
— Day6 Jae (@Jae_Day6) May 31, 2020
Meanwhile, Crush shared his support but did not disclose the exact amount of his donation.
Others in the industry, such as BM of pop group KARD and rapper Tiger JK, all voiced their support for the Black Lives Matter movement, while DeVita called out other artists who appropriate Black culture for not standing up.
my first prayers this morning to George Floyd, and the movement of the people. one family 🙏🏽🕉 #BlackLiveMatter #solidarity
— 아빠 최고 (@DrunkenTigerJK) May 30, 2020
Mayor Jacob Frey: Justice for George Floyd – Sign the Petition! https://t.co/ARoDK8M8iW via @Change
— 아빠 최고 (@DrunkenTigerJK) May 28, 2020
Korean artists that wanna wear dreads and wear durags but dont wanna show up at times like this. Fuck all of you.
— DeVita (@lilchoster) May 31, 2020
They’re profiting off of black culture but not showing up when their help is needed. They wouldn’t have their platform if it wasn’t for black culture. It shows that they care about the money they can make from it, but not about the people. https://t.co/hZ1FJKtAHx
— DeVita (@lilchoster) May 31, 2020
Feature Image (left) via @jparkitrighthere, (center) @chrissyteigen, (right) @eugeneleeyang
