‘Full House’ star Jodie Sweetin violently shoved by LAPD during pro-choice protest
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Videos from Los Angeles abortion rights protests on Sunday show actor Jodie Sweetin and others being violently handled by police officers.
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Actor Jodie Sweetin, child star of the ’90s sitcom Full House, was pushed to the ground by Los Angeles police officers during an abortion rights protest on Sunday.
Video footage of the incident was shared to social media Sunday as Sweetin, 40, led a group of people protesting the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling.
Photographer Michael Ade captured the push. In the video, two Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers can be seen shoving Sweetin off an embankment on the side of the highway. Sweetin lands hard on one knee before quickly getting back up. The crowd can be heard chanting “No justice, no peace” in the background.
“What the f–k is wrong with you guys?” one protester can be heard yelling to the officers in response.
Sweetin, who played middle child Stephanie Tanner in the ABC sitcom, released a statement Sunday responding to concerns for her well-being.
“I’m extremely proud of the hundreds of people who showed up yesterday to exercise their First Amendment rights and take immediate action to peacefully protest the giant injustices that have been delivered from our Supreme Court,” she said, according to multiple news outlets.