US celebrities #TakeAKnee in support of NFL protestors

Shonda Rhimes and the cast of her show Grey's Anatomy are the latest high-profile Americans to kneel in a protest against racial injustice in the US.

The movement was started when American footballer Colin Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem before a game in a demonstration against police brutality towards black people.

The action has now spread to celebrities in the US.

They've been using the hashtag #TakeAKnee to promote the cause.

Stevie Wonder knelt alongside his son at a festival in New York on Saturday

John Legend followed suit at a gig in Germany, kneeling in front of pictures of civil rights protests

John Legend posted a picture on his Instagram page.

And Pharrell Williams was one of the stars at a benefit concert for Charlottesville to do the same

Pharrell knelt during his performance in Virginia.

Stars of The X-Files, Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, posted this photo of them also showing solidarity

Gillian Anderson posted a picture of her and her co-star taking a knee.

Olivia Wilde and the cast of her Broadway play knelt at the end of their show

Olivia Wilde said she was proud to be a part of the cast which knelt after a performance of 1984.

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder made the statement in the middle of a solo show

Eddie Vedder was performing at Pilgrimage Festival in Tennessee.