Disney, Netflix, HBO, and more Hollywood companies have expressed solidarity with the George Floyd protests

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• Netflix, Disney, and more major Hollywood companies released various statements condemning racism and voicing support for protesters over the weekend.
• Protests spread across the US after the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for roughly eight minutes in Minneapolis last Monday.

Disney, Netflix, HBO, and more Hollywood companies have voiced support for protesters on social media, releasing statements that condemned racism and police violence, and in solidarity with black employees, viewers, and creators.

Protests spread throughout the US over the weekend after the death last Monday of George Floyd, a black man who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for roughly eight minutes in Minneapolis.

Disney-operated Hulu was one of the first to do so, saying on Saturday: "We support Black lives. Today, and every day. You are seen. You are heard. And we are with you."

Disney and its other divisions like Marvel did not release statements until Sunday morning, saying: "We stand against racism. We stand for inclusion. We stand with our fellow black employees, storytellers, creators and the entire black community. We must unite and speak out."

Netflix tweeted: "To be silent is to be complicit. Black lives matter. We have a platform, and we have a duty to our Black members, employees, creators and talent to speak up."

HBO, TNT, and more WarnerMedia-owned divisions changed their Twitter usernames to "#BlackLivesMatter" and quoted writer James Baldwin, adding, "We stand with our Black colleagues, employees, fans, actors, storytellers — and all affected by senseless violence."

Below are some of the entertainment companies that have released statements amid the protests. The statements are taken from their official Twitter accounts unless otherwise specified.