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Actor and activist James Cromwell has gone from 'Succession's' Uncle Ewan to real-life supergluin' - pasting his hand to a midtown Manhattan Starbucks ...

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James Cromwell protested Starbucks' vegan milk prices by supergluing himself to a counter.

More people than ever before are ditching dairy and going vegan to help animals, save the environment, and improve their own health. “We all have a stake in the life-and-death matter of the climate catastrophe, and Starbucks should do its part by ending its vegan up-charge.” James Cromwell super-glued himself to the counter of a Starbucks in New York City to protest the coffee company’s increased pricing on vegan milk, CBS News reports.

'Babe' Actor James Cromwell and another man glued themselves to the front counter in the store while others held signs protesting the policy.

I cared about their welfare and then of course you have lunch and it’s all there in front of you, and I thought, ‘I should go the whole hog,’ so to speak. He later recalled that on the project he was “working with a lot of animals and animal trainers. The police were soon called and reportedly asked the protesters to leave, which they did after about 30 minutes.

"Succession" and "Babe" actor James Cromwell was protesting Starbucks's nondairy milk upcharge.

On the film, he was “working with a lot of animals and animal trainers. Cromwell may be best known as an actor, but he has a long history of activism, dating back to his involvement in the U.S. civil rights movement. (In fairness, a handful of adhesive might make it harder to play “Hey Jude.”) Mother cows cry for their infants for days,” adds Cromwell, clad in a black T-shirt emblazoned with the words “Free the animals” and reading from a piece of paper held in his free hand. “They were about to be arrested,” one protester explains in the video. “We respect our customers’ rights to respectfully voice their opinions so long as it does not disrupt our store operations,” a Starbucks spokesperson said in a statement.

"Succession" star James Cromwell superglued his hand to a Midtown Manhattan Starbucks counter in a PETA protest of the coffee chain's up-charge for vegan ...

A spokesperson for Starbucks later told Page Six that it treats “all demonstrators as customers” unless there is a disruption such as PETA’s. “Really good job,” Cromwell added as he received lotion to help his irritated hand. Starbucks temporarily shut down the location.

James Cromwell superglued his hand to a New York City Starbucks counter while protesting the coffee chain's prices for vegan milk.

"The police have arrived and asked us to leave. "We're happy to stay all day if we need to," the woman says. End the vegan upcharge now." "I'm glued to your counter so I can't get up." When you will stop penalizing people for their ethnicities and morals? "There's no reason for it except greed," Cromwell says in part in a video shared by PETA on Facebook, later reading a letter and asking, "Will you stop charging more for vegan milk?

The Babe and Succession star is the latest celebrity activist to demand Starbucks rethink its policy on non-dairy milk.

Activists argue that the dairy industry creates a large amount of greenhouse gasses and contributes to animal suffering, while the surcharge creates an unfair financial burden for those who are lactose intolerant, which disproportionately affects people of color. "My friends at PETA and I are calling on Starbucks to stop punishing kind and environmentally conscious customers for choosing plant milks," Cromwell, who PETA touted as their Honorary Director, said in a statement released through the group. The PETA-organized protest (which was posted live to their Facebook page) comes at a time when the animal rights group has been escalating its long-standing campaign against Starbucks, demanding the chain drop its non-dairy milk upcharge.

Actor and activist James Cromwell glued his hand to a midtown Manhattan Starbucks counter on Tuesday to protest the coffee chain's extra charge for ...

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James Cromwell, one of the stars in "Succession," superglued himself to a counter of a Starbucks in New York protesting the chain's surcharge on vegan ...

Cromwell appeared to scrape the glue off his hand with a knife. Starbucks charges roughly 70 cents extra for a dairy alternative, which includes soy, coconut, almond and oat milks, depending on the US city. The incident, which happened Tuesday, was a protest coordinated with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Cromwell is a longtime supporter of the group and serves as an "Honorary Director." He's seen on video posted by the organization asking Starbucks to "stop charging more" for vegan milk.

Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell executed the stunt in order to protest Starbucks' surcharge on vegan milk alternatives.

Depending on the city, Starbucks charges around 50 to 70 cents more for dairy alternatives like soy, oat and almond milks. They returned after another 10 minutes and started directing protesters outside, saying, “You guys can do everything you want outside.” “Will you stop charging more for vegan milk?

Actor and noted animal rights activist James Cromwell glued his hand to the counter of a Starbucks in New York City on Tuesday in protest, ...

They suffer no less than human mothers would." When will you stop raking in huge profits while customers, animals and the environment suffer?" The activist, nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar for the first "Babe" film in 1995 and a star of 1997 best picture nominee "L.A. Confidential," glued his hand to the counter of the Starbucks on Broadway between West 39th and 40th Streets.