{"id":218992,"date":"2021-04-04T22:48:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T19:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cher-apologizes-for-george-floyd-tweets-that-sparked-criticism\/"},"modified":"2021-04-04T22:48:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T19:48:13","slug":"cher-apologizes-for-george-floyd-tweets-that-sparked-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cher-apologizes-for-george-floyd-tweets-that-sparked-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"#Cher apologizes for George Floyd tweets that sparked criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Cher apologizes for George Floyd tweets that sparked criticism<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Cher says she is \u201ctruly sorry\u201d after claiming she could have prevented George Floyd\u2019s death \u2014 and was accused of having a \u201cwhite savior\u201d complex.<\/p>\n<p>The songstress, 74, admitted that she realized that she hurt people \u201cby not knowing everything that\u2019s \u2018not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate to say.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know Ppl Apologize When They\u2019re In a Jam, BUT [hand] TO GOD \u2026 IM TRULY SORRY If I Upset AnyOne In [the black] Community. I Know My [heart],\u201d she <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cher\/status\/1378443545737011200\">wrote on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The singer came under fire after she tweeted Friday that she was watching the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/04\/04\/derek-chauvin-trial-has-minneapolis-on-edge-says-ilhan-omar\/\">trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin<\/a>, who planted his knee on Floyd\u2019s neck\u00a0for 9 minutes and 29 seconds during a routine bust. <\/p>\n<p>Is Gonna Sound CRAZY,But \u2026 I Kept Thinking \u2026 Maybe If I\u2019d Been There, \u2026 I Could\u2019ve Helped,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Many people online accused her of white privilege and being tone deaf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe size of your white savior complex is overwhelming,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Findaway1231\/status\/1378258948734607361\">wrote one Twitter user<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the singer doubled down on her tweet Saturday, insisting that she had the experience to intervene in the fatal police encounter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Posters of George Floyd and Philando Castile are zip tied to the security fence around the heavily secured Hennepin County Courthouse\" class=\"wp-image-5614508 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/chauvin-trial-005.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/chauvin-trial-005.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/chauvin-trial-005.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/chauvin-trial-005.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/chauvin-trial-005.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Many people online accused Cher of white privilege and being tone deaf over her George Floyd tweets. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Star Tribune via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWrestled With This Twt, Because I Thought some ppl wouldn\u2019t understand, Or Believe an Entertainer Could have Honest emotions about a human Being,suffering &amp; Dying,even if It\u2019s Only Shown On tv. You Don\u2019t Know What I\u2019ve Done,Who I Am,Or What I Believe.I CAN,I HAVE,&amp; I WILL..HELP,\u201d Cher <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cher\/status\/1378417217146998784\">wrote on Twitter.<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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