Actor and activist James Cromwell has gone from B次元官网网址淪uccessionB次元官网网址檚B次元官网网址� Uncle Ewan to real-life supergluinB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� pasting his hand to a midtown Manhattan Starbucks counter on Tuesday to protest the coffee chainB次元官网网址檚 extra charge for plant-based milk.

The 82-year-old Oscar nominee, known for B次元官网网址淏abe: Pig in the CityB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淟.A. Confidential,B次元官网网址� channeled his role as the crotchety, anti-capitalist brother of a billionaire media mogul for the protest organized by the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Cromwell sat on the Starbucks counter wearing a B次元官网网址淔ree the AnimalsB次元官网网址� T-shirt and read a statement denouncing the surcharge for vegan milk alternatives.

B次元官网网址淲hen will you stop raking in huge profits while customers, animals and the environment suffer?B次元官网网址� he demanded as fellow activists streamed the protest on Facebook.

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Cromwell glued his hand to the counter, then later used a knife to scrape it off. Police said there were no arrests.

Starbucks outlets in the United States charge 50 cents to a dollar more drinks made with plant-based milks.

B次元官网网址淐ustomers can customize any beverage on the menu with a non-dairy milk, including soymilk, coconutmilk, almondmilk, and oatmilk for an additional cost (similar to other beverage customizations such as an additional espresso shot or syrup),B次元官网网址� a Starbucks spokesperson said in a statement. B次元官网网址淧ricing varies market by market.B次元官网网址�

The spokesperson said Starbucks respects customersB次元官网网址� right to voice their opinions B次元官网网址渟o long as it does not disrupt our store operations.B次元官网网址�

Cromwell, nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the farmer in B次元官网网址淏abe,B次元官网网址� is a veteran protester who was charged with trespassing in 2017 for interrupting an orca show at SeaWorld in San Diego.

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