The musician and the model showed their support for demonstrators who have been walking the streets since the grand jury’s decision on Wednesday
John Legend and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, showed their support for Eric Garner demonstrators in New York City on Sunday by hiring food trucks to come feed them on the street.
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After news got out there would be free food trucks in Union Square, it was soon connected to the power couple.
3-6pm. FREE food trucks by Trader Joe’s Union Sq. @ophelporhush #FergusontoNYC #NYC2Ferguson
— ophelporhush (@ophelporhush) December 7, 2014
BREAKING: #johnlegend pays for a food truck in Lincoln sq to feed #EricGarner supporters before the #NYC protest. pic.twitter.com/CpYoQ7aY8d — Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) December 7, 2014
A rep for the singer confirmed to ETonline that Legend and Teigen hired the trucks for protestors, who have been active since a New York grand jury decided Wednesday not to indict an NYPD officer involved in the apparent chokehold death of Eric Garner for apparently selling untaxed cigarettes.
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Once word got out that the trucks were courtesy of Legend and Teigen, grateful demonstrators voiced their thanks:
I can now publicly THANK @chrissyteigen & johnlegend 4 GENEROUSLY funding today’s @ophelporhush ‘family dinner’ #FergusontoNYC #NYC2Ferguson
— Charles Wade (@akacharleswade) December 7, 2014
Very generous of @chrissyteigen & @johnlegend to pay for the food trucks for @ophelporhush‘s family dinner in #NYC. Thank you both
