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Beyonce demands justice for Breonna Taylor, former SNL cast member Jay Pharoah says L.A. police targeted him, and Spongebob comes out as gay

Nickelodeon made the major announcement regarding the beloved character over the weekend to commemorate Pride Month 2020

CLEVELAND — Beyonce is using her platform to call for justice, Jay Pharaoh comes forward with his story of police brutality, and Spongebob Squarepants comes out. These are the top headlines in Hollywood today. 

Beyonce has penned a letter to the Kentucky Attorney General demanding that the 3 officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor be criminally charged. 

Taylor was killed in her home in Louisville back in March after police served a 'no-knock' warrant and exchanged gunfire with Taylor's boyfriend. 

'Queen B' is also asking the AG to commit to a transparent investigation and take a closer look at inconsistences in the police reports. 

This isn't the first time Beyonce has used her platform to speak out against social injustice. 

Beyonce presented the Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award to Colin Kaepernick in 2017 and back in 2016, she invited mothers of victims who lost their sons to violence to attend the VMA's and walk the red carpet with her. 

When Beyonce speaks, people tend to listen. 

Also speaking out against systematic racism is former 'Saturday Night Live' cast member Jay Pharoah. 

Pharoah says that LAPD officers approached him with guns drawn while he was out exercising. Officers told Pharoah he fit the description of someone they were looking for. Pharoah told officers to Google his name before eventually letting him go. 

The skilled impressionist released his thoughts on the experience in a video earlier this week.

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"I've never been in cuffs before up until that point. I'm a law-abiding citizen. I'm from the burbs" Pharaoh said, "Luckily my parents, what they did, they tried to shelter me and my sister for years. So I never saw that."

His advice to other black men and women is to know their rights and be ready at any time for it to be them. 

The LBGTQ community is celebrating a big victory in the Supreme Court, but over the weekend, Twitter was focused mainly on the sexuality of SpongeBob SquarePants. 

Nickelodeon tweeted a photo celebrating pride month...with SpongeBob front and center. 

In the early 2000's the show's creator said SpongeBob was not gay, but the legitimacy of that statement has always been questioned. 

It looks like this debate may rage on. 

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