Hollywood was quick to react to the news that President Joe Biden was ending his bid for reelection and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
Barbra Streisand, a Democratic supporter, wrote Sunday on X that 鈥渨e should be grateful for his upholding of our democracy.鈥� While many paid tribute to Biden鈥檚 presidency, others wondered about the future.
Cher wrote on X that she was 鈥渢ortured鈥� because she doesn鈥檛 believe the Democrats could win without Biden. She said it was time to think 鈥渨ay outside the box鈥� and proposed a split ticket.
In recent weeks, several high-profile Hollywood names had begun calling for Biden to exit the race. Just weeks after headlining a record-breaking fundraiser for the president鈥檚 reelection campaign, George Clooney wrote a New York Times opinion piece calling for Biden to end his bid.
Clooney argued that the party should pick a new nominee, saying the process would be 鈥渕essy鈥� but 鈥渨ake up鈥� voters in the party鈥檚 favor.
Others who attended or participated in the starry fundraiser in Los Angeles included Julia Roberts, Streisand, Jimmy Kimmel, former President Barack Obama, Jack Black, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kathryn Hahn and Jason Bateman.
Ralph, on Sunday, posted a photo of herself and Harris writing 鈥淧resident Biden has endorsed Kamala Harris!鈥�
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Here are some notable celebrity reactions:
Barbra Streisand
鈥淛oe Biden will go down in history as a man who accomplished significant achievements in his 4 year term. We should be grateful for his upholding of our democracy.鈥� 鈥� .
Cher
鈥淚n my heart im tortured, Because I Don鈥檛 believe the Democrats Can win the Presidency With鈥漃res Biden鈥� 鈥淛oe鈥� whom I鈥檝e Loved since we met in 2008. I Campaigned for him I believe ITS TIME 2 PASS THE BATON. TIME 4 DEMS 2 THINK 鈥� WAY鈥� OUTSIDE THE BOX. MAYBE EVEN A SPLIT TICKET.鈥� 鈥� .
Mark Hamill
鈥淍JoeBiden has a record of accomplishments unmatched by any president in our lifetime. He restored honesty, dignity & integrity to the office after 4 years of lies, crime, scandal & chaos. Thank you for your service, Mr. President. It鈥檚 now our duty as patriotic Americans to elect the Democrat who will honor & further your legacy.鈥� 鈥� . The 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� star visited Biden in the Oval Office in May,
George Takei
鈥淚 want to honor our President . He has served our nation admirably for decades, he is a decent honorable man, a hugely successful president, and a patriot. Now let us unite behind and defeat Donald Trump in November!鈥� 鈥�
Russell Brand
鈥淛oe Biden has endorsed Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination after ending re-election bid. We鈥檙e in a wild world, mate.鈥� 鈥� . Brand recently said voters should pick Trump over Biden.
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