Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx were among the many mourners in attendance to honor George Floyd.
10:49 AM PDT, June 9, 2020Celebrities, including Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum, as well as family and friends of, gathered in Houston, Texas, on Tuesday to pay their last respects. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died on May 25 after a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for more than eight minutes.
Floyd's death, along with several other recent deaths in the black community, has ignited protests against police brutality and racial injustice across the country and around the world. The service on Tuesday was held at the Fountain of Praise church in Houston and was presided over by the Rev. Al Sharpton. DAVID J. PHILLIP/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Athletes JJ Watt and DJ Reader, as well as Houston Texans chairman and CEO Cal McNair were also seen entering the church. Close family friend and former NBA star, Stephen Jackson, was also in attendance and sat with Floyd's 6-year-old daughter, Gianna.
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