Uma Thurman Stops To Pose Among Protesters In Paris

Uma Thurman in Paris

Uma Thurman takes a photo op amid the protesters in Paris.

The “Kill Bill” star took to Instagram to post a snap taken near the Saint-Augustin church where hundreds of people had come to protest Saturday.

Uma Thurman, dressed in a black with a scarf around her neck, stood among the “Gilets Juanes” or “Yellow Vests,” who gathered near St. Augustine’s Church and department stores on Boulevard Haussman to protest the government of President Emmanuel Macron and the rising cost of living in France.

“Paris today. Smoke bombs and riot police coming in,” the actress captioned the pic.

Not far from there, a few hours earlier, Owen Wilson was spotted by a  journalist from the French news magazine, L’Obs. The reporter tweeted a pic of the actor, who was seen cycling on a street adjacent from the Champs-Elysees, where the Yellow Vests were demonstrating.

“The actor Owen Wilson on a bicycle on Bassano Street, in the middle of tensions, without his yellow jacket #Giletsjaunes #ChampsElysees,” the tweet read.

Unfortunately, the protests did not remain peaceful. French riot police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons in an attempt to stop thousands of the yellow-vested protesters from converging on the presidential palace.

Instances of protesters hurt in Saturday’s clashes with police have been shared across social media. Paris police said 30 people were injured, including three police officers, AP reports.

Some stores along the Champs-Elysee had boarded up their windows with plywood, making the neighborhood appear like it was bracing for a hurricane. Cars and makeshift barricades were set ablaze in the confrontations with police.

According to reports, four people have been killed in accidents since the demonstrations began Nov. 17. Christmas markets, national soccer matches and countless other events have been canceled due to the protests.

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