'Vampire Diaries' Actor Refuses To Drink Starbucks on Stage, Urges Boycott

In video footage that has gone viral on social media, actor Michael Malarkey is shown shunning a beverage from the company.

Vampire Diaries star Michael Malarkey has urged a boycott of Starbucks, after refusing to drink one of the company's beverages while being interviewed.The coffee chain is one of a number of brands across the world that have faced boycott calls by pro-Palestinian supporters over what has been perceived as support of Israel amid its war in Gaza, following the October 7 Hamas attacks.

In the year since the current conflict in Gaza started, Malarkey has shared several posts on his Instagram account expressing support for Palestinian people. He has also joined widespread calls for a ceasefire in the region.During an interview with MintPress News in 2021, Malarkey spoke of leaving Lebanon with his family as a young child after Israel's 1982 invasion of Beirut. Israel invaded Lebanon to counter attacks from Palestinian armed groups, occupying parts of the country until 2000.

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