Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in April on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the 2020 murder of George Floyd, was sentenced on Friday to 22 years in prison.
The sentencing came after the judge rejected the disgraced officer’s motion for a new trial on Friday. Prosecutors asked for a 30-year sentence. Chauvin, 45, will likely serve 15 years of that, according to CNN.
Reaction in Hollywood was swift. There were a wide range of responses — everyone from Ava DuVernay to Piers Morgan — but there was little sympathy for Derek Chauvin.
Duvernay wrote four lines of text, each of them emphasizing that “Derek Chauvin is a murderer.”
Joe Biden Says Derek Chauvin’s Sentence Seems “Appropriate”
Director/writer/producer Victoria Mahoney called the 22.5 year sentence, “a joke,” before asking, “And what’s the .5 for?”
Morgan said he hopes Chauvin will “rot in jail.”
Floyd family lawyer...
The sentencing came after the judge rejected the disgraced officer’s motion for a new trial on Friday. Prosecutors asked for a 30-year sentence. Chauvin, 45, will likely serve 15 years of that, according to CNN.
Reaction in Hollywood was swift. There were a wide range of responses — everyone from Ava DuVernay to Piers Morgan — but there was little sympathy for Derek Chauvin.
Duvernay wrote four lines of text, each of them emphasizing that “Derek Chauvin is a murderer.”
Joe Biden Says Derek Chauvin’s Sentence Seems “Appropriate”
Director/writer/producer Victoria Mahoney called the 22.5 year sentence, “a joke,” before asking, “And what’s the .5 for?”
Morgan said he hopes Chauvin will “rot in jail.”
Floyd family lawyer...
- 6/25/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
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