Hugh Jackman AKA Wolverine Called Out For Sharing A ‘Propaganda’ Photo From George Floyd Protest

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The US is witnessing an ongoing protest that followed with the gruesome killing of African American George Floyd. Many celebrities have joined the civilians on the streets to seek justice for George. Hugh Jackman who isn’t present in The US, however, lend his support through a tweet. But turns out, his tweet did not go down well with many who called him out for only showing the good side, and ignoring police brutality. His post was labelled ‘propaganda’.

The tweet in question here was put up by Wolverine fame Hugh Jackman on his official Twitter handle. In the picture, a protestor can be seen hugging a police officer. He captioned it as, “ Solidarity”. It was this tweet that called in for backlash.

For the unversed, the protests in several areas have witnessed police brutality, and it is this that Hugh Jackman is been accused of giving a side-eye to. The Black Lives Matter movement has for sure caught the momentum and according to netizens, such content weakens it.