Celebrities are coming out in droves to condemn anti-lockdown protests around Australia.
Jack Vidgen, Abbie Chatfield, Venus Behbahani-Clark and more took to social media to blast those who took to the streets and broke out in violent scuffles in a variety of Australian cities on Saturday.
Posting a photo of one protest, Abbie Chatfield wrote, ‘If you went to this you are a dumb motherf**ker without any empathy or common sense.’
Pushing back against Covidiots: Celebrities are coming out in droves to condemn anti-lockdown protests around Australia
‘I hope you live the rest of your life with popcorn stuck between your teeth,’ continued the Bachelor star.
And singer Jack Vidgen was just as scathing, writing, ‘You’re foolish and embarrassing,’ of those taking part in the Sydney anti-lockdown rally.
Responding to the now viral image of one coward ‘punching’ a police horse, radiographer and reality star Brittany Hockley seethed, ‘This is absolutely disgusting’.
Fighting nonsense with logic: Abbie Chatfield (pictured), Jack Vidgen, Venus Behbahani-Clark and more took to social media to blast those who took to the streets and broke out in violent scuffles in a variety of Australian cities on Saturday
Speaking his mind: Singer Jack Vidgen was just as scathing, writing, ‘You’re foolish and embarrassing,’ of those taking part in the Sydney anti-lockdown rally
Enraged: Jack Vidgen didn’t mince words in his response to the demonstrations
‘Wow, what a big, strong brave man you are,’ she added, sarcastically.
Meanwhile Real Housewives of Melbourne star Venus Behbahani-Clark shared an image of a NSW police officer covered in ink following the violent clashes.
She wrote, ‘This is so embarrassing Sydney… Wake up’.
Sad: Real Housewives of Melbourne star Venus Behbahani-Clark shared an image of a NSW police officer covered in ink following the violent clashes
Not staying silent: Venus (pictured) wrote, ‘This is so embarrassing Sydney… Wake up’
Disgusted: Responding to the now viral image of one coward ‘punching’ a police horse, radiographer and reality star Brittany Hockley seethed, ‘This is absolutely disgusting’
The Real Housewives of Melbourne star added, ‘You won’t be parading when you’re sick in hospital’.
The thousands of anti-vaxxer protesters who took to the streets of cities across Australia to protest against lockdowns and the coronavirus vaccine rollout will be the most likely to die if their mass demonstrations trigger a Covid-19 superspreader event, a Nobel Prize-winning doctor has warned.
Mass demonstrations were held in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on Saturday to protest the latest cycle of lockdowns which have subjected 14million Australians to stay-at-home restrictions, but could end up forcing Victoria’s Covid restrictions to be extended and cause Sydney case numbers to explode.
Horrified: Bachelor star Brittany (pictured) had some choice words for the man pictured in the viral image
‘Abhorrent’: Bachelorette star Michael Turnbull’s ex and MAFS’ ‘runaway bride’ Tash Candyce branded the man who ‘punched’ a horse as ‘disgusting
Counter-intuitive: Love Island Australia’s Cassidy McGill branded the demonstration as ‘reckless, selfish and dangerous’
The warning comes as a woman in her late 30s with no pre-existing health conditions died of Covid overnight, as New South Wales recorded a further 141 new cases on Sunday.
Of those new cases, 38 were infectious in the community.
A second woman, who was in her 70s and from southwest Sydney also died overnight.
Meanwhile, nearly two dozen men between the ages of 18 and 63 are due to appear in court for their involvement in Saturday’s anti-lockdown riots in Sydney.
Tens of thousands of enraged Australians took to city streets to protest against Covid restrictions.
Scenes near Sydney’s Town Hall station descended to chaos by early afternoon, with demonstrators attacking officers and police horses with pot plants, rocks and ink.
Known Covid denier Joseph Mekhael, who was in court just five months ago for similar offences, was among those named by police
On Sunday, NSW Police released a list with the names of 21 men who were all due to appear in Parramatta Local Court for their involvement in the protests.
Known Covid denier Joseph Mekhael, who was in court just five months ago for similar offences, was among those named by police.
‘Smokin’ Joe’ was previously charged with two counts of failing to comply with public health orders after he allegedly organised two unauthorised protests in Sydney.
He described the government as ‘diabolical dipsticks’, claimed coronavirus was a scam, and made false and harmful claims about vaccination at the time.
‘Smokin’ Joe’ was previously charged with two counts of failing to comply with public health orders after he allegedly organised two unauthorised protests in Sydney
Detectives are still investigating thousands more maskless demonstrators who may yet still be fined for breaching public health orders.
Two men, 33-year-old Kristian Polkownik and 36-year-old Remon Korkise, were charged with animal cruelty after being accused of attacking police horses.
Polkownik and Korkise, were charged with animal abuse for allegedly attacking police horses during the protests.
A cowardly maskless thug was photographed punching a police horse during Saturday’s violent anti-lockdown protest
Those charges come after a maskless rioter was caught on camera punching a police horse named Tobruk.
The attack prompted an immediate investigation, with police putting a public call out online to help track down the person involved.
But there were several other incidents throughout the day in which other horses were pelted with rocks and pot plants as the riots got out of hand.
There are concerns the protests will lead to a devastating Covid super spreader event