Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn's son Wyatt addresses claim he was viral protester scolding National Guardsmen during LA riots
Actor Wyatt Russell, son of Hollywood legends Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, has cleared the air after he was mistakenly identified as a man scolding law enforcement during the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles in a viral video.
The video showed a bearded protester, who has a fleeting resemblance to Wyatt Russell, donning a black sweatshirt and baseball cap and shouting at National Guardsmen standing post. The protester can be heard telling the guardsmen that they were on 'the wrong side of history' in the clip that went viral on X on Monday.
'Your assault rifles and your sticks? You should be standing here with us,' the man is heard yelling.
5 Wyatt Russell attends the New York Special Screening of 'Thunderbolts' hosted by The Cinema Society at iPic Theater on April 30, 2025 in New York City.
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'We know you got a job to do, but you took an oath to the Constitution, not to the fascists in the White House. Think about what you're doing now. Think about what this means.'
Rumors started spreading like wildfire across the social media platform that the man in the footage was actually the '22 Jump Street' star.
However, a spokesperson for the 38-year-old actor quickly put to rest any doubt that he was the man in the video.
'This is indeed NOT Wyatt Russell, and we have been working to try and correct the mis-identification,' the spokesperson told the Independent.
The protester in the viral clip was actually Aaron Fisher, a former Ohio House Democratic Caucus staffer and now a partner at Statecraft Media — who said he got a kick out of being mistaken for his Hollywood doppelganger.
5 Wyatt Russell with his mom, actress Goldie Hawn.
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5 Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn and Wyatt Russell at 'The Hateful Eight' film premiere, in Los Angeles, on Dec. 7, 2015.
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'I found the mixup to be pretty humorous, and glad it helped to amplify the message,' Fisher told Entertainment Weekly.
'The proliferation of the words themselves, and the movement behind it, is what matters most.'
Fisher then used the moment to bash the deployment of the National Guard in California to help control the violent ICE riots suffocating Los Angeles.
'The deployment of the National Guard against the wishes of our Governor is dangerously un-American, and I will continue to peacefully protest in my community,' he said.
5 Severe disorder takes place in downtown Los Angeles as hundreds of law enforcement officers and the National Guard try to keep order.
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The city has been in turmoil since protests-turned-riots erupted as US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided numerous workplaces and hauled off suspected illegal immigrants.
The Trump administration has deployed 4,000 National Guard members to maintain order and help protect federal personnel and property.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has also ordered 700 Marines to Los Angeles to support the National Guard troops on the ground, as well as local authorities.
5 Vehicles are seen being torched during the Los Angeles anti-ICE riots.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that a curfew will go into effect in parts of downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday after five straight days of riots, looting, violent clashes with police, and more than 150 arrests.
While it was confirmed that Russell wasn't the protester in the viral video, other celebrities have not shied away from throwing their support behind the anti-ICE riots.
Actor Mark Ruffalo posted a lengthy message on Instagram condemning the ICE raids as things began to reach a boiling point in the city between protesters and law enforcement.
'When you have working class people going after the poor and other working class people you know you are living in an oligarchy,' Ruffalo captioned the post.
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