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Susan Sarandonis apologizing following a controversial social media post comparing police attending a fallen officer’s funeral to “fascism,” which angered police unions and other officials in New York.
The Oscar winner, 75, shared an apology via a text slide to her Instagram Story andTwitteron Friday morning that read, “I deeply regret the meme I recently shared on Twitter that included a photo of Officer Jason Rivera’s funeral.”
“I reacted quickly to the picture without connecting it to a police funeral and I realize now how insensitive and deeply disrespectful it was to make that point at that time,” theThelma & Louisestar continued. “I sincerely apologize to the family of Officers Rivera and Mora for causing additional pain during their time of grieving.”
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The note came after Sarandon shared a since-deleted social media post on Tuesday, which captureda tweeted photofrom last Friday’s funeral service for fallen NYPD officer Jason Rivera. In the image, thousands of police officers were seen lining Fifth Avenue outside of St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Above the photo, a caption read, “I’m gonna tell my kids this is what fascism looks like.”
When Sarandon shared the screenshot, she included an additional caption that said, “So, if all these cops aren’t needed for CRIME that day, doesn’t that mean they aren’t needed ANY day?”
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Rivera, 22, and his partner Wilbert Mora wereslain in a shooting last monthwhile responding to a domestic dispute in Manhattan’s Harlem neighborhood.
Mora, 27, died four days after he sustained critical injuries in the line of duty on Jan. 21. Rivera died the evening of the shooting.
source: people.com
