Jennifer Lewis' Nike Look At The Emmys

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Neither the feathers of the Chanel Haute Couture dress of Penélope Cruz, nor the sexy outfit of Mandy Moore, the most talked about look of the night was that of the actress Jennifer Lewis and not exactly because of glamor. Instead of a suit or dress, like most of her companions, the Black-ish actress chose a sweater, sports pants and tennis, all from the Nike brand.

"I am wearing Nike to applaud your decision to support Colin Kapernick and his protest against racial injustice and police brutality," he told the cameras of Variety magazine and CNN yesterday on his arrival on the red carpet of the event. "Thanks Colin, thanks for all you do and for being brave."

The controversy began when the sports brand decided to count on 49ers player Colin Kaepernick to star in its latest advertising campaign. The player had recently made headlines for starting to kneel every time the national anthem played in games, in protest against police brutality against black people in the United States.

His initiative inspired other players who began to do the same and the news began to spread like wildfire, in the networks and the media, with thousands of comments for and against. After the launch of the Nike campaign, many began to post videos on the Internet in which they burned their tennis shoes and other brand clothes to make it clear that they do not agree with their decision to support Kaepernick and even brand him as unpatriotic..

Lewis, for his part, is more than clear about his position and confessed that he came up with the idea of dressing like this a few days ago while swimming and thinking about how she could do "something meaningful" to support the cause of Kaepernick and thank her.