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Mark Wahlberg's hate crime history resurfaces after Floyd tribute

08.06.2020 - 23:51

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Mark Wahlberg’s history of hate crimes has resurfaced after the actor posted a tribute to George Floyd and urged followers to fight racial injustice.The star took to Twitter last week to share his thoughts about Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minnesota, urging his followers to “work together to fix this problem.”But many people who read his post have not forgotten Wahlberg’s criminal past and his history of violence against minorities when he was a teenager.“Let’s not forget that Mark Wahlberg himself almost beat an Asian man to death when he was a teenager…,” one follower wrote, while another added: “Hey big guy the hate crimes section on your Wikipedia page isn’t such a good look for you.

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