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Minnie Driver Sworn In As US Citizen In LA Ceremony
"Good Will Hunting" star Minnie Driver said she will have a 'We The People' tea party' following her naturalization ceremony in Downtown LA.
LOS ANGELES, CA — More than 8,000 people from 120 countries were sworn in Thursday as U.S. citizens in downtown Los Angeles -- with actress Minnie Driver among them.
The London native, who was nominated for a supporting-actress Oscar for "Good Will Hunting," shared photos on Twitter showing her after the naturalization ceremony, and said she will be celebrating in British-American style.
"I'm having a `We The People' tea party," she wrote. "The tea will be in a pot, not thrown in the harbor."
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Today more than 8,000 people from 120 countries became #newUScitizens in #DTLA, including the talented @driverminnie! pic.twitter.com/HpEgSw2Aag
— Claire Nicholson (@USCISMediaLA) December 21, 2017
I will! I’m having a ‘WE THE PEOPLE’ tea party. ( the tea will be in a pot, not thrown in the harbor) https://t.co/H8zCRnwMAi
— Minnie Driver (@driverminnie) December 21, 2017
Driver, 47, has also appeared in films such as "Grosse Pointe Blank," "Sleepers" and "Hard Rain." She had a recurring role in "Will & Grace" and stars as the exuberant mother of a teen with cerebral palsy in the ABC comedy series "Speechless."
City News Service; Photo courtesy of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Public Affairs Office
