A wave of nationwide
No Kings protests
swept across major cities Saturday, drawing thousands to the streets and spotlighting a growing chorus of
Hollywood
voices pushing
back against what they view as rising authoritarianism.
Celebrity attendees made their presence known at the decentralized demonstrations, which coincided with the
U.S. Army
‘s 250th anniversary parade in
Washington, D.C.
.
In Nashville, Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee was photographed holding a protest sign at the city’s rally, one of the largest in the Southeast.
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“No Kings,” her placard read.
In Los Angeles, actress Emily Osment shared a selfie on social media, sporting an “IMPEACH” pin and encouraging Angelenos to “stand up for your city, stand up for your people.”
She added: “Spread love, not rubber bullets.”
In Santa Barbara, Kerry Washington marched alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus, holding a cardboard sign that read, “The only monarch I like is a butterfly.”
The image quickly spread online, with Washington captioning her post: “#NoKings. Just some QUEENS. Found marching, speaking up, and fighting for Democracy.”
Elsewhere in California, demonstrators held witty and forceful signs such as “KEEP ICE IN MY DRINKS, NOT MY STREETS” and “NO KINGS” pinned to their backs.
Local Juneteenth celebrations continued throughout the day, blending the themes of racial justice and democratic accountability.
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Online discourse around the protests surged as well.
Reddit threads debated celebrity endorsements and the music industry’s entanglement with political ideologies.
One top comment criticized Linkin Park’s current direction, while others questioned past affiliations of potential collaborators.
“It never fails to bring me a little bit of joy that almost the whole of Hollywood rejected Trump even before he became a cult leader,” one user wrote.
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