Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Stephanie Beatriz asks actors who play cops to donate to Bail Fund Network amid protests as she gives $11k to the cause
She plays Detective Rosa Diaz on the hit sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Now, actress Stephanie Beatriz is calling upon herself and other actors who play police officers on television to get involved and help fight the fight against police brutality, after the killing of George Floyd.
Beatriz thanked actor Griffin Newman for kicking the idea off, that if you’re an actor who has been paid handsomely for playing a cop onscreen, then you are being encouraged to donate to the National Bail Fund Network, helping free protesters.
Good cause: Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Stephanie Beatriz has called on actors who play cops to donate to Bail Fund Network amid protests as she gives $11k to the cause
‘I’m an actor who plays a detective on TV,’ Beatriz tweeted. ‘If you currently play a cop? If you make tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in residuals from playing a cop? I’ll let you do the math.’
Beatriz posted a receipt that seemed to claim she had donated $11,000 to the cause.
A screenshot of her contribution receipt says: ‘Thank you for making a contribution to the #FreeThemAll Emergency Response Fund.’
Work: The actress plays Detective Rosa Diaz on the hit sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
‘Your donation will be distributed to a local bail/bond fund in the National Bail Fund Network to get someone free from jail or immigration detention during the COVID-19 crisis.’
Meanwhile actor Griffin Newman had tweeted: ‘I’m an out-of-work actor who (improbably) played a detective on two episodes of BLUE BLOODS almost a decade ago,’ before revealing he had donated.
Many responded to the tweets, even amateur actors who had played a cop in a play offering to donate money to the cause.
Generous: The star has given $11,000 to the charity to help protesters