'Euphoria' Star Hunter Schafer Arrested at Pro-Palestine Protest | THR News Video - video Dailymotion

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'Euphoria' star Hunter Schafer was among a group of protestors who were taken into police custody on Monday. The protest was organized by the activist organization Jewish Voices for Peace. It was planned to disrupt President Joe Biden's appearance on 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' at NBC television headquarters in New York City and to call on Biden to "...stop supporting the Israeli government's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza." - Jewish Voices for Peace NYC.

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00:00Euphoria star Hunter Schaefer was among a group of protesters who were taken into police custody on Monday.

00:06The protest was organized by the activist organization Jewish Voice for Peace.

00:11It was planned to disrupt President Joe Biden's appearance on late night with Seth Meyers at NBC television headquarters in New York City

00:17and to call on Biden to, quote,

00:19stop supporting the Israeli government's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

00:23A spokesperson for the New York Police Department confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that a total of 30 individuals were taken into custody

00:29and issued two summonses for trespassing and disorderly conduct before they were released.

00:34A Jewish Voice for Peace spokesperson confirmed that Schaefer was among those detained.

00:38The group also sent out a press release saying that 50 people, including Schaefer, were arrested.

00:43The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Schaefer's reps about the incident, but messages were not immediately returned.

00:48The communications director for Jewish Voice for Peace told THR on Wednesday,

00:52We commend Hunter Schaefer's commitment to Palestinian freedom and to a future of justice for everyone.

00:56They noted that the organization is committed to holding protests and disruptions across the country.

01:02For much more on this story, go to THR.com.

01:04This is The Hollywood Reporter News.

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