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US celebrities #TakeAKnee in support of NFL protestors
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.
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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
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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
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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
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