Rihanna, LL Cool J, Gigi Hadid and other celebrities have joined Kim Kardashian West in trying to stop the execution of a Texas death row inmate later this month, prompting hundreds of thousands to sign an online petition against the execution
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Singer Rihanna tweeted:"One Click!!! SIGN this petition if you don't believe the Government should kill an innocent man," and tagged Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.One Click!!! SIGN this petition if you don't believe the Government should kill an innocent man!!! @GovAbbott https://t.co/L3xrvn7MJO — Rihanna November 4, 2019 Reed has spent more than 21 years on death row for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites in 1996. He insists he is innocent, and a former prison inmate last week filed an affidavit in court saying Stites' fiancé confessed the murder to him years ago. The fiancé's attorney says that claim is not credible.Rodney Reed is set to be executed in Texas this month.
We must come together to prevent a gross injustice. Please sign and share #FreeRodneyReed https://t.co/XAV6MxEIP8 — Yara shahidi November 4, 2019 Last week, Reed's attorneys filed an application for clemency as they try to stop his November 20 execution.His attorneys have fought for a new trial for years, and a court stayed his execution in 2015 because of new witness testimony and forensic analysis. The court eventually ruled against Reed.Among the many celebrities who've also tweeted their protests of the execution include rappers Meek Mill, LL Cool J, T.I.
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