By Caleb Parke | Fox News
Debra Messing is proud of her son for not being proud of his country.
The “Will & Grace” star prompted online outraged after posting a photo of her son protesting the national anthem at a hockey game.
Messing took to Instagram last Wednesday to show emotional support for her son after he asked for permission to protest the national anthem for the New York Rangers game at Madison Square Garden.
In the since-deleted post, the "Will & Grace" star wrote:
“’Please stand for the Star Spangled Banner.’
Son: ‘Mom, I want to sit down in protest. Can we do that?’
Me: ‘Yes, honey. We can do that.’
“Who’s crying?” she wrote. “I’m not crying. #BLM (Black Lives Matter)”
This is not the first time Messing has shown support the anthem protests or Black Lives Matter.
The actress recently tweeted out a link of Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee kneeling in solidary with NFL players, writing that it made her “teary.”
Messing has been an outspoken critic of President Trump, participating in the Women's March in Jan. 2017 and a Tax Day protest last April.
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