US celebrities #TakeAKnee in support of NFL protestors
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Shonda Rhimes and the cast of her show Grey's Anatomy are the to kneel in a protest against racial injustice in the US.
The movement was started when American footballer Colin Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem before a game in a demonstration against police brutality towards black people.
The action has now spread to celebrities in the US.
They've been using the hashtag #TakeAKnee to promote the cause.
Stevie Wonder knelt alongside his son at a festival in New York on Saturday
John Legend followed suit at a gig in Germany, kneeling in front of pictures of civil rights protests
And Pharrell Williams was one of the stars at a benefit concert for Charlottesville to do the same
Stars of The X-Files, Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, posted this photo of them also showing solidarity
Olivia Wilde and the cast of her Broadway play knelt at the end of their show
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder made the statement in the middle of a solo show
How the NFL anthem protests unfolded
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