Stars including Eli Roth, Tom Morello and Kathy Griffin have taken to the internet to express their shock after police swooped on the Occupy Wall Street camp in New York in a bid to clear out the protesters.
The demonstrators hit headlines back in September when they took up residence in Manhattan s Zuccotti Park to protest against corporate greed, and the campaign has gained celebrity supporters including Russell Brand, Kanye West and Jay-Z. Officers of the New York Police department raided the park in the early hours of Tuesday morning in a bid to evict the protesters, with officials declaring the camp poses an increasing health and fire safety hazard .
She writes, Whoa! On my late nite (sic) NYC walk. Passed Zuccotti Park, saw a large group of people running. NYPD walking in formation in riot gear.
Rage Against The Machine star Morello, who recently performed for a group of Occupy protesters in London, writes, NYPD is raiding Liberty Square right now! Occupy Wall Street, while model/actress Milla Jovovich expressed her outrage: WTF (what the (expletive))! (You) have got 2 B (sic) kidding me!
He later added, Goodnight all. Hope NYC s still standing when I wake up. Be safe NYC.
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