Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)

‘Succession’ star glues hand to Starbucks counter in protest

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NEW YORK » Actor and activist James Cromwell has gone from “Succession’s” Uncle Ewan to real-life supergluin’ — pasting his hand to a midtown Manhattan Starbucks counter on Tuesday to protest the coffee chain’s extra charge for plant-based milk.

The 82-year-old Oscar nominee, known for “Babe: Pig in the City” and “L.A. Confidenti­al,” channeled his role as the crotchety, anti-capitalist brother of a billionair­e media mogul for the protest organized by the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Cromwell sat on the Starbucks counter wearing a “Free the Animals” T-shirt and read a statement denouncing the surcharge for vegan milk alternativ­es.

“When will you stop raking in huge profits while customers, animals and the environmen­t suffer?” he demanded as fellow activists streamed the protest on Facebook.

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