Chris Packham says 'we are doomed' as he defends activist who defaced Van Gogh artwork
express.co.ukChris Packham, 61, is a committed wildlife conservation activist himself, and his views have made him the victim of arson attacks and death threats.The Springwatch presenter has now spoken out in support of the hugely controversial stunt where a pink-haired activist hurled soup over one of Van Gogh's most famous paintings, Sunflowers.Last Saturday, she and a fellow activist pleaded 'not guilty' to the charge of throwing tinned soup over the picture, which had been on display at London's National Gallery.However, she has now found a source of support in Chris, who urged more than 577,000 Twitter followers to "have a listen to this @JustStop_Oil activist."You can disagree with the methods but it would be reckless to disagree with the motives."If we don’t act - we are doomed - and she knows it .
And we know it."The activist had claimed that, while the frame of the painting was possible to repair, the environment might not be, if the public didn't act fast."I would like to make one thing perfectly clear - we did no damage to the painting whatsoever," the activist insisted in a video reposted by Chris which has so far had over two million views."I was in court yesterday and heard that there's been minimal damage done to the frame, which is repairable and replaceable," she continued."It was behind glass and we would never, ever have considered doing it if we didn't know that...
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