Cher apologizes after being slammed for tweet over George Floyd’s death

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Cher apologized Saturday after stirring up emotions on social media for writing a controversial tweet in which she wondered if she could’ve done something to prevent George Floyd’s death.

“Was talking With Mom & She Said “I Watched Trial Of Policeman Who Killed George Floyd,& Cried,” the “Believe” singer tweeted Friday night.

“I Said ‘Mom,I Know This Is Gonna Sound CRAZY,But.. I Kept Thinking …..Maybe If I’d Been There,…I Could’ve Helped,” she wrote, adding a sad face emoji.

George Floyd was the 46-year-old Black man whose violent death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers in May 20…

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