Tensions ran high on social media in the early hours of Friday (June 24), as in the United Kingdom weeks of heated Brexit campaigning ended with the the country voting to leave the European Union in a general referendum.
Forget Euro 2016. Forget Comic-Con. Forget the Olympics. Nothing will top the EU referendum as THE celebrity social media event of the year – as you can see below:
When the result was finally confirmed, the stars had a LOT to say.
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I can't get my head around what's happening in Britain.I'm so sorry to the youth of Britain. I fear you've been let down today x
— James Corden (@JKCorden) June 24, 2016
Fascinating live feed of #England's markets this morning. pic.twitter.com/7zDnkGXyzv
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) June 24, 2016
Time to heal the wounds created by the divisive tone & aggressive rhetoric of this campaign: https://t.co/TAkUH04WKg pic.twitter.com/rXAaR6vxtU
— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) June 24, 2016
Best of three?
— Hugh Laurie (@hughlaurie) June 24, 2016
David Cameron! Sadiq Khan! Emma Thompson! Bob Geldof! Posh & Becks!! All the luvvies! #EURefResults You guys took one hell of a beating!
— Tony Parsons (@TonyParsonsUK) June 24, 2016
I don't think I've ever wanted magic more. https://t.co/gVNQ0PYIMT
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 24, 2016
Just left ITN Studios – watching history being made. Uncertainty for a while now as predicted in my blog but the future is what we make it!
— Theo Paphitis (@TheoPaphitis) June 24, 2016
Today is a sad day for Britain. All the fear mongering actually worked and fear has won over sense.
— Labrinth (@Labrinthda1st) June 24, 2016
Well, that was one hell of a capsize! Time to right the boat, pull together and get going again #Brexit
— Ben Ainslie (@AinslieBen) June 24, 2016
Wales votes to trust a new and more right wing Tory leadership to invest as much money into its poorer areas as EU has been doing #EUref
— michael sheen (@michaelsheen) June 24, 2016
Hey London. We can just split off around Zone 6 and stay in Europe right?
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) June 24, 2016
— noel fielding (@noelfielding11) June 24, 2016
[From: Esquire.co.uk]