Ariana Grande, Jamie Lee Curtis, more stars mourn Donald Trump’s win

(from left) Ariana Grande, Donald Trump, and Jamie Lee Curtis | Image: Instagram/@arianagrande, @realdonaldtrump, @jamieleecurtis

Hollywood celebrities, including pop star Ariana Grande and Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis, have expressed their dismay over Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 United States presidential elections.

Trump defeated incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris to be re-elected as the 47th President of the United States, the first US president with felony convictions and who is set to become the oldest US president to be elevated to the position.

After the announcement of the results, Grande took to Instagram to remind her followers that she sympathizes with them, writing, “Holding the hand of every person who is feeling the immeasurable heaviness of this outcome today.”

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Curtis also took to Instagram to mourn the election results, as she emphasized that “minority groups and young people will be afraid and denied of their rights.” 

“It means a sure return to a more restrictive, some fear draconian time. Many fear their rights will be impeded and denied. Many minority groups and young people will be afraid. Gay and trans people will be more afraid. We know that many women will now find it difficult to get the reproductive healthcare that they need and deserve. For all those people, there will be those who will help you. Me included,” she expressed.

The 2023 Academy Award winner urged her fellow citizens to continue resisting oppression regardless of the outcome.

“But what it really means is that we wake up and fight. Fight for women and our children and their futures and fight against tyranny, one day at a time. One fight at a time. One protest at a time. That’s what it means to be an American. That’s what it has always meant and will always mean regardless of the outcome,” affirmed the actress.

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Meanwhile, seasoned American actress Christina Applegate took to X (formerly Twitter) to lament Trump’s win, saying her daughter was crying due to fear of having her rights taken.

“My child is sobbing because her rights as a woman may be taken away. Why? And if you disagree, please unfollow me,” she wrote. “Please unfollow me if you voted against female rights. Against disability rights. Yeah, that. Unfollow me because what you did is unreal. I don’t want followers like this. So yeah. Done. Also, after today I will be shutting down this fan account that I have had for so many years because this is sick.”

Musician Ethel Cain also posted a lengthy message on social media: “If you voted for Trump, I hope that peace never finds you. Instead, I hope clarity strikes you someday like a clap of lightning and you have to live the rest of your life with the knowledge and guilt of what you’ve done and who you are as a person.”

Trump’s return to the White House foresees an impact not just on America but across the world related to abortion, immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, press freedom, gun safety, foreign policy and climate change.