Students walk out ahead of Jerry Seinfeld speech
Dozens of pro-Palestinian students at a US university commencement ceremony staged a walk-out ahead of a speech by veteran comedian Jerry Seinfeld.
2024-05-13 16:57:00 - VI News Staff
Footage on social media showed some robed graduates at Duke University, North Carolina, chanting and waving Palestinian flags in protest as the actor received an honorary degree on Sunday.
Seinfeld has been a vocal supporter of Israel since the 7 October Hamas attacks and throughout the course of the war in Gaza.
Many of the students at the ceremony stayed to listen to his speech, with several chanting words of support.
The incident happened as the 70-year-old was introduced on stage at the university's football stadium by the institution's president, Vincent Price.
Loud booing and chants of "Free Palestine" could be heard in videos posted on social media.
Some people sat in the surrounding rows could also be seen leaving as the actor began his speech.