On Wednesday, a joint session of Congress (in which US representatives were gathered to tally the Electoral College votes from the 2020 presidential election) was interrupted when Trump-supporting rioters broke into the Capitol building. Some of the rioters are armed, and one woman was shot dead.
As chaos unfolded, many of the country’s most prominent movie and TV stars, along with directors, posted denouncements of the riots on social media. Others expressed disbelief at the discrepancy between police behavior towards unarmed Black Lives Matter protestors, and the photos and videos of insurrectionists walking around inside the US Capitol building.
Many celebrities shared their disbelief and anger on Twitter
“I’m speechless,” Chris Evans (“Avengers,” “Knives Out”) tweeted.
—Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) January 6, 2021
“Just think of the carnage had they not been white,” he said in a second tweet. A final tweet from the “Captain America” actor added that “so many people enabled this.”
—Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) January 6, 2021
Mark Ruffalo, another Marvel star, called for the removal of President Trump via the 25th Amendment, which
“formally outlines the transition of power if the president is unable or unfit to serve.”
—Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 6, 2021
—Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 6, 2021
“It’s all BS,” he said in a second tweet. “Look now at the face of lawlessness, look at this willful ignorance, remember these people. They are the enemies of democracy.”
Singer Stevie Wonder also mentioned the 25th Amendment in a tweet about the day’s violence.
—Stevie Wonder (@StevieWonder) January 6, 2021
“I am heartbroken and astounded that this narcissistic and dangerous president would put lives in danger and encourage violent sedition against our government,” he tweeted in a second post. “That man is no longer able to serve as President because he can’t accept defeat. Can we afford 2 more weeks? I say NO!”
Famed TV showrunner Shonda Rhimes (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal,” “Bridgerton”) said the pro-Trump mob should be labeled “terrorists.”
—shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) January 6, 2021
Former “Sex and the City” star and 2018 New York governor candidate Cynthia Nixon echoed the label “terrorist.”
—Cynthia Nixon (@CynthiaNixon) January 6, 2021
Emmy-winning actress Zendaya (“Euphoria,” “Spider-Man: Far From Home”) retweeted a post she first shared in 2017: “CALL IT WHAT IT IS. IT. IS. TERRORISM.”
—Zendaya (@Zendaya) August 12, 2017
Actor and TV creator Issa Rae (“Insecure”) had a simple message: “Truly disgusted.”
—shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) January 6, 2021
“The language of white supremacy is a language of cowardice disguised as dominance,” director and documentarian Ava DuVernay (“13th”, “When They See Us,”) wrote when quote-tweeted a video allegedly showing two men “recreating” the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
—Ava DuVernay (@ava) January 6, 2021
Michael Keaton (“Batman,” “Birdman,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming”) shared the contrast between his personal experience at the hands of police and what footage showed of the scene at the US Capitol.
—Michael Keaton (@MichaelKeaton) January 6, 2021
“I was chased and run through tear gas demonstrating against the war in the 70s,” the actor wrote. “What the police DIDN’T do today was shocking. They sure were ready during the [Black Lives Matter demonstration] which was peaceful.”
Actress and popstar Jennifer Lopez tweeted the prayer-hands emoji in response to a news report on President-Elect Joe Biden’s response to the violent scene. Biden called on the “mob” to “pull back and allow the work of democracy to go forward.”
—jlo (@JLo) January 6, 2021
Writer and actor Sacha Baron Cohen (“Borat”) tagged social media CEOs and founders, including Mark Zuckerberg, asking them to “ban Donald Trump” from their platforms.
—Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) January 6, 2021
Actor Josh Gad (“Frozen,” “The Book of Mormon”) had a similar message for the CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey.
—Josh Gad (@joshgad) January 6, 2021
“On behalf of America […] you need to pull the chord on him now,” Gad wrote. “He can’t have this platform anymore. Don’t be complicit in the violence he is instigating. Anyone out there want to co-sign?”
The US Capitol building was secured four hours after the breach began. For a live update of the day’s unfolding events, read Insider’s breakdown here.
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