Members of the Coalition of Police and Sheriffs(COPS) silently protested Beyoncé’s hometown Houston concert Saturday (May 8) according to local news station KHOU11.
They stood a mile away from the NRG Stadium where Beyoncé was performing, and shined a blue light towards the venue in silent protest of her “Formation” video.
“Some of her performances we believe to be anti-police,” COPS member, Tony Ragsdale, told KHOU11.
While the video was intended to be a wage against police brutality, many uninformed officers and officials viewed as an attack. Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani saidd that he felt she “used it as a platform to attack police officers.”
Last month, Beyoncé addressed the controversy head on in her interview with Elle. “Anyone who perceives my message as anti-police is completely mistaken,” she explained. “I have so much admiration and respect for officers and the families of the officers who sacrifice themselves to keeps us safe. But let’s be clear, I am against police brutality and injustice. Those are two separate things.”
Beyoncé is currently on her Formation World Tour in support of her new album, LEMONADE.
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