Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder has said he will not perform in Florida and other states with a "stand your ground" law following the controversial verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. In a video posted on YouTube, the 63-year-old singer said at a concert in Quebec City in Canada: "Until the stand your ground law is abolished in Florida, I will never perform there again.
"Wherever I find that law exists, I will not perform in that state or in that part of the world." The stand your ground law allows people to use deadly force if they believe their life is in danger. Zimmerman claimed he fired his gun in self-defence when he shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin during a confrontation in Sanford, Florida, in February 2012.
A six-member jury acquitted him of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges on Saturday.
The acquittal has sparked protests around the country.
Meanwhile, US Attorney General Eric Holder has strongly criticised stand your ground laws in an address to a civil rights convention.
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