Celebrities, who overwhelmingly backed Hillary Clinton, are in meltdown now that their dreams looked dashed. Predictably, most are reacting with apocalyptic fury and dramatic incredulity at the prospect of a Donald Trump Presidency.
Melanie Griffith told the Huffington Post: “I’m upset because Trump will take us to World War III.”
Fox News reported that Cher walked into Hillary’s election night party at New York City’s Javits Center, looked up at the TV to see the latest results and promptly walked out again.
She let her feelings known on Twitter:
world will never be the same. I feel Sad for the young.🚽will never be more than the toilet, I’ve used as a symbol 4 Him.
U Can’t Polish 💩— Cher (@cher) November 9, 2016
Snoop Dogg likened Election Day to 9/11:
But forgot he used to schmooze with the new president-elect:
Katy Perry, another female music icon, was getting all France 1789:
THE REVOLUTION IS COMING.
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) November 9, 2016
So was Mark Ruffalo:
Khloe Kardashian and actress Zoe Saldana simply couldn’t believe how ‘close’ the race was:
Comedian Patton Oswalt accused America of being sexist and racist:
What I’ve learned so far tonight: America is WAAAAAAAAY more sexist than it is racist. And it’s pretty fucking racist. #ElectionNight
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) November 9, 2016
Lady Gaga channeled Jon Bon Jovi, another Hillary Clinton campaigner, by claiming America was living on a prayer:
🙏say a prayer America
— #VoteHillary (@ladygaga) November 9, 2016
Adam McKay, director of The Big Short, considered this A HUGE DEAL for humanity:
Biggest loser tonight is the human race. Cause climate change is gone as an issue in Trump America.
THIS IS A HUGE DEAL.#ElectionNight
— Adam McKay (@GhostPanther) November 9, 2016
Billions actress Malin Akerman couldn’t deal with reality:
I can’t look anymore… #election2016https://t.co/V25CWuqMzU
— Malin Akerman (@MalinAkerman) November 9, 2016
Many A-listers including Rihanna, are also reposting a meme of Trump with a quote from an interview he gave People Magazine in 1998.
Others were simply in shock:
Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda almost sounded on social media like he thought this was a bad dream:
Gnight.
I have to go to sleep guys.
I love you.
Tomorrow there’ll be more of us. pic.twitter.com/XZBcr7J37W— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 9, 2016
But it wasn’t…