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The Weeknd demands justice for those shot by police in stirring VMAs speech

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The Weeknd used his MTV Video Music Awards acceptance speech to shed light on current unrest in America. While picking up the coveted video of the year award for Blinding Lights, the singer repeated an earlier demand for "justice" for two African Americans shot by police.

Jacob Blake has been paralysed from the waist down after being shot by officers in Wisconsin this month while Breonna Taylor was killed in Kentucky in March.

Both cases have fuelled protests against police brutality in the States. The Weeknd struck a sombre tone and said he did not feel like celebrating the win after the killings. "It's really hard for me to celebrate right now and enjoy this moment, so, I'm just going to say, justice for Jacob Blake and justice for

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