Cromwell glues hand to a Starbucks to save planet
James Cromwell, one of the stars in “Succession,” superglued himself to a counter of a Starbucks in New York to protest the chain’s surcharge on vegan milks.
The incident, which happened Tuesday, was a protest coordinated with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Cromwell is a longtime supporter of the group and serves as an “honorary director.” He’s seen on video posted by the organization asking Starbucks to “stop charging more” for vegan milk.
Starbucks charges roughly 70 cents extra for a dairy alternative, depending on the U.S. city. The chain recently dropped the surcharge at its United Kingdom stores.
“My friends at PETA and I are calling on Starbucks to stop punishing kind and environmentally conscious customers for choosing plant milks,” Cromwell said in a news release from PETA. “We all have a stake in the life-and-death matter of the climate catastrophe, and Starbucks should do its part by ending its vegan upcharge.”
The incident appeared to last about a half hour before police arrived to clear the midtown Manhattan cafe. Cromwell appeared to scrape the glue off his hand with a knife.