Darryl Hannah Arrested from a Walnut Tree

Darryl Hannah, who is well known for her mermaid role in the 1984 movie Splash, was evicted from a walnut tree and arrested along with fellow protesters who have been fighting in order to stop the destruction of a Los Angeles farm. Prior to the arrest, the actress had spent 23 days protecting the tree. Most of the time, she was found 40ft up among its branches.

The protesters raised their fists while police officers moved in with chainsaws in order to cut through the walnut branches. The eviction of the group including the 43 year old Hannah marked the end of the protest that lasted for 3 weeks. However, Darryl Hannah was not the only celebrity to join the protests. Folk singer Joan Baez, country artist Willie Nelson, Ed Harris, Leonardo Di Caprio, and Martin Sheen all visited the site. Unfortunately, the actress was the only famous Hollywood celebrity on the tree when the eviction operation began at 5am last June 15. Awakened by the operation, the actress darted up the walnut tree only to be evicted by the police later. A developer who won in an earlier legal battle won and offered to sell the land for 8.7 million pounds. The locals protested when they managed to raise only half of the price.