Lili Reinhart hit the streets of West Hollywood and took part in a Black Lives Matter solidarity demonstration organized by the LGBTQ community.
The crowd gathered at the busy intersection of Santa Monica and La Cienega Boulevards to protest police brutality that was sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis nine days ago.
Just hours before, the actress took to social media to promote the protest and revealed to her 23.9 million followers that she is bisexual.
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Joining the movement: Lili Reinhart took to the streets of West Hollywood and took part in a Black Lives Matter solidarity demonstration organized by the LGBTQ community
Coming out: Just hours before, the actress took to social media to promote the protest and revealed to her 23.9 million followers that she is bisexual
Hundreds demonstrators lined the sidewalks and streets beginning around the noon hour, according to KTLA.
Dressed in frayed denim jeans, a white t-shirt and black boots, Reinhart proudly made her presence felt carrying a sign that read: ‘All four charged,’ a reference to the four Minneapolis police officers that are now all charged with the killing of Floyd, as of Wednesday.
She also donned a black baseball cap, dark sunglasses and a red face covering over her nose and mouth in adherence to COVID-19 requirements, making her nearly unrecognizable.
Taking a stand: The Riverdale star, 23, proudly made her presence felt by carrying a sign in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the push for justice for George Floyd
Impactful: The crowd gathered at the busy intersection of Santa Monica and La Cienega Boulevards to protest police brutality and the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis
Kneeling for justice: Some protesters kneeled down on one knee in the street
Eventually the crowd blocked traffic at the intersection by getting down on one knee for a moment of silence.
Many people driving by the area honked their horns in solidarity with the cause.
At one point, Reinhart joined fellow protesters and laid facedown on the pavement in the street and chanted the names of people killed at the hands of police in recent years that included George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
Afterwards, the Cleveland, Ohio native shared some video from the protest on her Instagram Story and captioned it: ‘Powerful moment from earlier. Thanks for joining me @nikwhittenmore.’
Hear us roar: Some demonstrators laid facedown on the pavement in the street
Chant! While laying on the pavement the crowd chanted the names of some of the people who were killed at the hands of police in recent years
Symbolism: Some protesters put the hands and arms behind their backs to replicate an arrest
Wow: She continued to share clips from the protest
Reinhart also discussed the Black Lives Matter movement in an Instagram Live chat with Emmanuel Acho, a former NFL linebacker who currently works as an analyst with ESPN.
Her busy day got started when she came out as bisexual in a post supporting the protest in West Hollywood.
‘Although I’ve never announced it publicly before, I am a proud bisexual woman,’ she wrote along with the promotion of the event.
‘And I will be joining this protest today. Come join.’
Revealing: Lili Reinhart has come out as bisexual in an Instagram post to support Black Lives Matter just weeks after her split from Cole Sprouse
Revealing: The 23-year-old actress took to her Instagram Story on Wednesday to promote the West Hollywood LGBTQ+ for Black Lives Matter protest which was happening later in the day
Moving on: This came just days after reports that she had split from boyfriend of three years Cole Sprouse; they are seen together in March 2019
Reinhart’s coming out happened just days after reports surfaced that she had split from boyfriend of three years Cole Sprouse.
The two allegedly ended their romance before the COVID-19 pandemic got serious and that is why they have quarantined apart, according to a Monday report from PageSix.
‘Cole and Lili split before the pandemic hit, and have been quarantining separately. They remain good friends,’ said the insider.
The stars started dating on the set of their hit TV series Riverdale where she plays Betty and he plays Jughead.
The former couple have split before: they broke up in mid 2019 but it was never confirmed.
Brave: Reinhart- seen in September – wrote: ‘Although I’ve never announced it publicly before, I am a proud bisexual woman’
There were rumors that the two had split again in April.
‘Lili and Cole are still together. They haven’t been [in quarantine] together but haven’t split,’ an E! News insider explained.
Just last month she found herself having to defend Sprouse after rumors spread that he had been cheating on her with Cindy Crawford’s daughter Kaia Gerber.
The actor staunchly denied the ‘baseless accusations’ and Reinhart denounced ‘a**holes’ on ‘toxic’ Twitter as the conjecture.
Former flame: The two allegedly ended their romance before the COVID-19 pandemic got serious and that is why they have quarantined apart, according to a Monday report from PageSix, as they are seen together at the Met Gala in May 2019
Shortly thereafter #colesprouseisoverparty began to trend on Twitter and Reinhart posted an emotional tweet in his defense that she then deleted.
‘Twitter is such a vile place. It’s so easy to say s*** behind your f***ing phone, isn’t it?’ wrote the Cleveland-born actress.
‘This is why people choose to keep their relationships private… this is why people don’t have social media.. because of this bullying.’
The actress insisted: ‘I refuse to keep my mouth shut about things like this. You have no idea how destructive this can be to someone. To anyone. It’s abusive.’
She added: ‘There is no excuse for this. You need god in your life or some form of help if you participate in cancel culture.’
Life imitating art: The former couple have starred in Riverdale together since 2017