In the wake of the high profile death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers on Monday, May 25, actor John Boyega has taken to Instagram Live to tell his racist fans to "f*ck off".
This came after the actor received backlash for tweeting "I really f*cking hate racists" on a platform where children follow him.
His tweets were also slammed by people who said that he wasn't addressing "other forms of racism", and the actor replied to a person who wrote that "racism can come from anyone" with: "I don't care. That's not what I'm talking about."
Watch Boyega's rant on Instagram live below:Opening up about his thoughts on Instagram Live, he said to his followers that it's "very, very important" to "ignore people that come through and try to make these situations what they're not."
"Of course there's other forms of racism. But a black man was just murdered in cold blood in the street Stateside again, while saying he can't breathe."
He said: "There's a continuous cycle going on. Although I don't live in the States, I'm black. F*ck that. So I'll say it again. F*ck you racist white people. I said what I said. And if you don't f*cking like it, go suck a d*ck."
Boyega then threatened to block anyone who replied with racists remarks to his posts, writing: "Make sure if you're commenting on my pictures or videos and you're saying anything about no black people, you're saying any racist sh*t, that's straight-up blocked. Fine, ready. I don't need you on my page."
"And if you're a fan of me and you support my work and you're racist and you're arguing with what I was saying," he continued. "F*ck off, you f*cking d*ckheads… That’s how it's going to go."
He added: "When I say it, I mean it, and you lot can't rattle me. I’m not the guy to be rattled. I wasn't raised by no weak people, you understand? I ain't a guy to be rattled."
Many people have praised Boyega for his comments, with some going as far as to describe him as a "king" and others said that he perfectly articulated their thoughts about the tragic situation.
During the incident which led to Floyd's death, harrowing footage of him having his airway cut off by an officer kneeling on his neck was captured and subsequently posted to social media after he was arrested for reportedly using a counterfeit $20 bill, per the Daily Mail.
This comes after news broke earlier today that the Minneapolis Mayor has called for the officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck to be arrested.
