Stars Who Support Troy Davis
Celebs express their support for condemned prisoner.
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Kim Kardashian - The reality star took to Twitter to "vent about the execution of Troy Davis." She says she believes he is innocent.(Photo: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)
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President Jimmy Carter - "Executing Troy Davis without a real examination of potentially exonerating evidence risks taking the life of an innocent man and would be a grave miscarriage of justice. The citizens of Georgia should demand the highest standards of proof when our legal system condemns on our behalf a man or woman to die." (Photo: REUTERS/Tami Chappell)
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Desmond Tutu\r - “To take a life when a life has been lost is revenge, not justice.”\r(Photo: AP/Keystone, Walter Bieri)
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Pope Benedict XVI - “[Davis'] conviction was not based on any physical evidence, and the murder weapon was never found."(Photo: AP/Pier Paolo Cito)
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Jermaine Dupri - The So So Def music producer/mogul tweeted to his followers that there is too much doubt to execute Troy Davis(Photo: Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)
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Big Boi - Outkast's Big Boi implored his Twitter followers to attend a march in Georgia to support Troy Davis.(Photo: Mark Davis/PictureGroup)
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Roland Martin - “Since Davis’ conviction in 1991, seven of the nine witnesses against him have recanted their testimony. No physical evidence was presented linking Davis to the killing of the policeman.” (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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Diddy - Diddy demanded his fans help Troy Davis, tweeting that they should call Attorney General Eric Holder (at 202-353-1555) and demand he get involved in stopping the condemned prisoner's execution.(Photo: Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
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John Legend - The R&B star tweeted that the state of Georgia should stop its "miscarriage of justice."(Photo: Scott Gries/PictureGroup)
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Russell Simmons - “I'm not saying #troydavis is innocent. There is just #toomuchdoubt. We don't execute people w/ this much doubt.” (Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)
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