Hollywood celebrities call to #StopAsianHate after Atlanta shootings

(Clockwise from top left) Daniel Dae Kim, Gemma Chan, George Takei and Lana Condor. Photos: Handout and AFP

Dozens of Hollywood luminaries are condemning the recent surge in anti-Asian violence after several women of Asian descent were killed this week in shootings at Atlanta-area spas.

Gemma Chan, Margaret Cho, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Shonda Rhimes, Daniel Dae Kim, George Takei and other celebrities have responded publicly to the attacks, which left eight people dead, including six women of Asian descent.