'Babe' Star James Cromwell Glues Hand To Counter In Vegan Milk Protest

NEW YORK CITY — That'll glue, James Cromwell. That'll glue.

Cromwell, an Oscar-nominated actor and activist known for his role as the farmer in the "Babe" movies, super-glued his hand to a Midtown Starbucks counter Tuesday to protest the chain's extra charge for vegan milk.

Cromwell, 82, wore a "Free the Animals" T-shirt alongside a line of other activists at the protest, held in the Broadway and West 40th Street Starbucks, according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and livestreamed video.

Cromwell argued Starbucks shouldn't charge extra for environmental reasons, as well as for animal welfare.

"There's no reason for it except greed," Cromwell said.

In a separate statement issued by PETA, Cromwell outlined their demands: “My friends at PETA and I are calling on Starbucks to stop punishing kind and environmentally conscious customers for choosing plant milks. We all have a stake in the life-and-death matter of the climate catastrophe, and Starbucks should do its part by ending its vegan upcharge."

Cromwell glued his hand to the counter, then later used a knife to scrape it off, The Associated Press reported. There were no arrests.

Starbucks outlets in the United States charge 50 cents to a dollar more for drinks made with plant-based milks, the Associated Press reported.

“Customers can customize any beverage on the menu with a non-dairy milk, including soymilk, coconutmilk, almondmilk, and oatmilk for an additional cost (similar to other beverage customizations such as an additional espresso shot or syrup)," a Starbucks spokesperson said in a statement to the Associated Press. “Pricing varies market by market.”