Eighties sitcom actress Jodie Sweetin has been seen among protesters at the Los Angeles riots as they spiraled out of control this week.
The Full House star was spotted by fans despite wearing all-black with a baseball hat, ski goggles, and a Covid-style face covering over her mouth.
One person excitedly filmed her walking among protesters with a megaphone before sharing the 13-second clip on TikTok.
The fan shouted to get Sweetin’s attention, and she said: ‘Hey man, what’s up?’ and gave a thumbs-up before returning to the scene.
Sweetin confirmed her identity as the person behind the unsettling mask while participating ‘on the front lines in LA.’ This was in response to a fan’s Instagram comment praising the former child actress for utilizing her ‘platform to oppose these unlawful ICE detentions’.
‘Thank youuuuuu!! Much love’, Sweetin said.
At 43, Sweetin describes herself as an activist and is a familiar face at progressive demonstrations in California. She has been involved in marches advocating for trans rights and abortion access.
The actress hit the headlines in June 2022 when a video surfaced showing LAPD officers throwing her to the ground during an abortion rights protest.
The actress from the 1980s sitcom and activist, Jodie Sweetin, was observed among demonstrators during turbulent Los Angeles protests this week. (Photo of Sweetin speaking at a protest against Donald Trump and Elon Musk held in downtown Los Angeles on April 5, 2025)
LA-born Sweetin (pictured bottom-left wearing pink, in 1995) is known for playing Stephanie Tanner in the ABC comedy show Full House, and its Netflix sequel series, Fuller House
Sweetin was among a large group of protesters marching on a freeway in response to the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade that summer.
Video showed officers pushing Sweetin back toward the crowd, causing her to stumble over the curb and into the freeway where a group of protesters caught her.
Sweetin has also been sharing content about the LA riots via her Instagram account, including a list of related social justice organizations looking for donations.
Demonstrators are protesting against Trump’s immigration policies, which they said are breaking migrant families apart.
LA-born Sweetin is best known for starring as Stephanie Tanner in the ABC comedy show Full House, and its Netflix sequel series, Fuller House.
The LA riots erupted on Friday, June 6, in response to sweeping immigration raids conducted by ICE agents in the city.
Demonstrations were initially peaceful, but they escalated into lawlessness and violence when some protestors lit vehicles on fire and looted stores.
The first day of protests began outside a manufacturing business where ICE agents appeared to be detaining two truckloads full of people.
A crowd gathered at the scene to try to stop the trucks from leaving, but they did not succeed despite one person even laying in front of the vehicles.
Later on Friday, a large group gathered outside the US Courthouse in downtown LA demanding an end to the immigration raids in the city.
LA-born Sweetin (pictured as a child with the cast in 1994) is known for starring as Stephanie Tanner in the ABC comedy show Full House, and its Netflix sequel series, Fuller House
Video shows protesters vandalizing the building while launching projectiles at police officers, who used shields to defend themselves from flying objects.
At 10pm on Friday, the LAPD called the protest an ‘unlawful assembly’ and asked people to leave the area.
But the protests only swelled in size over the next few days, and turned increasingly violent.
One man was seen waving a Mexican flag while riding a dirt bike in donuts around a burning vehicle, while cops fired tear gas into a crowd.
The protests spilled over into nearby Compton and San Francisco, and by the evening of June 7 Donald Trump had sent 2,000 National Guard members to disperse the gatherings in LA.
But demonstrators stayed on the streets throughout Saturday night into Sunday, with some launching what LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell described as deadly ‘commercial grade fireworks’ at officers.
Eighties sitcom actress Sweetin (pictured in September 2022 in California) has been seen among protesters at the Los Angeles riots as they spiraled out of control this week
Los Angeles as protesters lit cars on fire and ground the city’s downtown to a complete halt
On Monday, 700 US Marines joined the fray. LA Mayor Karen Bass said 23 businesses were looted during that day alone.
Local authorities imposed a curfew from 8pm until 6am in an effort to clear the streets, while California Democrats fought with the federal government about how to police the riots.
Trump favored a heavy-handed approach and even said it would be ‘great’ if his border tsar Tom Homan arrested California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Newsom hit back by challenging Homan to arrest him, while slamming Trump’s decision to deploy troops in LA as fulfilling ‘the deranged fantasy of a dictatorial president’.
The protests in LA are ongoing, and have inspired anti-ICE demonstrations other cities including New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta.
Some demonstrations involved a few dozen people, while others attracted thousands.
