Jordan Peele Won't Let John Boyega Be Blackballed: "We Got You"

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Jordan Peele tweeted his support of John Boyega after the "Star Wars" actor gave a passionate speech

Days ago, Star Wars actor John Boyega gained international attention once again after sharing an impassioned video supporting Black Lives Matter. Not only did he say he hates racists, but the British actor also implored his followers to delete him if they were either racist or justified the behaviors of the officers involved in George Floyd's death. John Boyega began trending on social media as there were mixed responses from fans, as some people supported him using his platform while others took the time to criticize him for his remarks.

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As Black Lives Matter protests have begun popping up worldwide, Boyega surfaced in London at Hyde Park where he delivered a rousing, emotional speech. “Black lives have always mattered,” Boyega said to protesters. “We have always been important. We have always meant something. We have always succeeded regardless. And now is the time. I ain’t waiting…We are a physical representation of our support for George Floyd. We are a physical representation of our support for Sandra Bland. We are a physical representation of our support for Trayvon Martin. We are a physical representation of our support for Stephen Lawrence.”

“I’m speaking to you from my heart. Look, I don’t know if I’m going to have a career after this, but f*ck that," he tearfully added. “Today is about innocent people who were halfway through their process. We don’t know what George Floyd could have achieved, we don’t know what Sandra Bland could have achieved, but today we’re going to make sure that won’t be an alien thought to our young ones.”

When news of Boyega's latest speech circulated, Jordan Peele made sure to let the actor know that his career would be just fine. Someone shared photos of Boyega holding his bullhorn and Jordan Peele retweeted the message along with a caption that read, "We got you, John." Check it out below.

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Sean FerrisSean Ferris
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Resistance > New Order. Hate will never win.
18 2ReplyJune 04, 2020
One brother having another’s back. I like this.
14 2ReplyJune 04, 2020
KnutzKnutz
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unity is nice to see. i fucking jate how twitter and shit are supposed to be the deciders of how to act. people greive differently and express themselves differently there is no "right way" to do it.
14 0ReplyJune 04, 2020
lLIEIKS SlLIEIKS S
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💯
7 0ReplyJune 04, 2020
louislouis
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boyega is literally embracing the political agenda of all mainstream medias and big companies and he has the guts to say that his career is at risk. also from oscars to golden globes, it all revolves around white guilt. this dude is literally the corniest for this, i swear
4 9ReplyJune 04, 2020
Where was this energy when they blackballed CB?
1 9ReplyJune 04, 2020
Dude isn’t going to go far in this business. Give it a rest.
0 9ReplyJune 05, 2020
TB12GOATTB12GOAT
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What could george floyd do? He was a career criminal you idiots need to do some research on what this scumbag did. The cop that killed him is a piece of shit too. They both are garbage and the rest are sheep
1 4ReplyJune 05, 2020
Bob's ya uncleBob's ya uncle
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Respect! that's some real shit. John is going above and beyond.
3 0ReplyJune 05, 2020
No Mysterious ShitNo Mysterious Shit
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Tyler Perry rubbing his hands together like Birdman rn
4 0ReplyJune 06, 2020
jesse jamesjesse james
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If he still had a career after chasing that white girl around in the last shitty Star Wars movie, he'll still have a career after this.
0 1ReplyJune 06, 2020