Thelma & Louise actress Susan Sarandon ended up in handcuffs after she was arrested for protesting in the New York State Capitol in Albany.
The 76-year-old star was supporting the raising of minimum wage for restaurant workers that are usually tipped.
Her stance came after New York state legislators announced plans to increase the minimum wage to $17 (£13.5) an hour but excluded tipped restaurant workers from benefitting off the new law.
Susan was one of eight activists supporting One Fair Wage to be arrested, according to WNYT.
A local reporter for Spectrum 1 Albany – Kate Lisa – shared a video on Twitter that captured the activists at the state Capitol concourse.
They could be heard shouting, ‘One fair wage!’ over and over again.
Apparently arrested for disorderly conduct, the group – that also included former New York lieutenant governor candidate Ana Maria Archila – were seen attempting to spread a huge pink banner across the concourse during which police intervened.
As stated by MailOnline, the actress and her fellow protesters were processed, issued appearance tickets and following which, were all released.
During the protest, the A-lister shared her thoughts and explained why restaurant workers were so important.
She said before her arrest: ‘They are very, very important and need to be treated with dignity, not only for the back-breaking labor that they do, but what they have to do to communicate and understand and be patient and all the things that are linked to a successful business.’
No stranger to walking the streets for what she believes in, days earlier the star joined the picket line in support of the Writers Guild of America strike in New York City.
The Dead Man Walking actress was seen proudly holding a Writers Guild of America East placard while marching outside of Netflix’s New York City headquarters.
Susan has been arrested before for protesting and in June 2018 she found herself being taken away at the Women Disobey protests in Washington D.C.
At that time, she was arrested with 575 other individuals who were all marching against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
Metro.co.uk contacted Susan’s reps for comment.
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