Just Stop Oil Activists Pour Orange Latex on Tesla's Optimus Robot in London, Arrested Amid Climate Crisis Protest

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Updated Mar 12, 2025, 07:29 PM

Activists from the environmental group Just Stop Oil have targeted a Tesla store in Westfield, London, by pouring orange liquid latex over an Optimus robot on display. The action was part of a protest against Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whom the activists branded a 'fascist' and accused of supporting 'Nazi-robots'. The protesters, identified as retired teacher Catherine Rennie Nash, 74, and former tax adviser Nigel Fleming, 63, climbed onto a podium display in the store and unfurled a Just Stop Oil banner. They accused Musk and other billionaires of jeopardizing climate science and threatening democracy, warning of the climate crisis leading to mass starvation and civil unrest if action is not taken by 2030. The Metropolitan Police arrested Nash and Fleming on suspicion of causing criminal damage. The incident occurred around 10:15 AM, and the activists were taken to a central London police station where they remain in custody. Just Stop Oil has announced plans for further action in April to demand an emergency plan to end the use of fossil fuels by 2030.

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UK: Anti-Tesla and Elon Musk Protests have spread to the UK as Activists Douse Tesla Optimus in Liquid Latex. https://t.co/euasX9S4x6

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Anti-Elon nutjobs are now attacking Tesla’s Optimus robot by dumping liquid latex on it These people have completely lost the plot 🤦‍♂️ 🤡🌎 in full effect https://t.co/psKcxALZ65