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Hollywood reacts to Donald Trump presidency

Trump... Hollywood horrified at election result - Credit: Reuters
Trump… Hollywood horrified at election result – Credit: Reuters

Hollywood has reacted mostly with revulsion at the news that Donald Trump has clinched the highest office on the planet.

The world of movies and celebrity spoke out against the Republican candidate in the months leading to last night’s election in near unanimity, and many have now let loose.

Aptly, Beau Willimon, writer of political drama ‘House of Cards’, said:

Many stars said they’d leave the US if a Trump presidency happened. In October, Bryan Cranston said: “I would definitely move. It’s not real to me that that would happen. I hope to God it won’t.”

“My act will change because I will need to learn to speak Spanish,” Amy Schumer said during an appearance on ‘Newsnight’ in September.

“Because I will move to Spain or somewhere. It’s beyond my comprehension if Trump won. It’s just too crazy.”

Samuel L. Jackson was among the most explicit.

“If that motherf*cker becomes president, I’m moving my black ass to South Africa,” he said.

But at least Kirstie Alley was happy: