Still so fresh in our minds, the Orlando nightclub shooting has catapulted a national conversation.
And for so many celebs — many of whom have very close ties to the LGBT community — we know this tragedy has hit hard.
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Amy Schumer, Ariana Grande, and Margaret Cho are just a few of the celebs who took a moment in their grief to share their feelings.
See some of the most poignant and powerful celebrity reactions to the shooting (below):
Sickening news. All my love to Orlando.
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) June 12, 2016
Sending strength to our #Orlando victims & their families. Very angry, but you can’t break what you didn’t build. We will rise & persevere.
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) June 12, 2016
How how how how can one have so much hate ????? My heart…… is so broken. Praying for the families of the Orlando victims. I am so sorry.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) June 12, 2016
My heart goes out to the victims and their families. Our community has suffered a tremendous loss. We must stand together more than ever.
— Ellen Page (@EllenPage) June 12, 2016
My heart breaks for Orlando. I cannot even comprehend the suffering for the victims – their friends & families. This is my family too.
— Margaret Cho (@margaretcho) June 12, 2016
Our hearts go out to all the families and loved ones of those lost in Orlando. #prayfororlando #loveisthecure pic.twitter.com/nyfzJiyPma
— Elton John (@eltonofficial) June 12, 2016
What has happened in Orlando is Devastating. My heart Goes Out to all the Victims of the Shooting and to their Families. Stop Hate Crimes!!!! 🙏🏻A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on Jun 12, 2016 at 1:42pm PDT
The tragedy in Orlando is just beyond sad. My deepest regrets to all those suffering. There are no words that suffice. I’m…stunned.
— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) June 12, 2016
I will never understand why people hate. No words can express how sad my heart feels about the tragedy in Orlando #EqualityMeansEverybody
— Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell) June 12, 2016
Tweeting about this kind of tragedy feels so insignificant. But let’s all pray for Orlando FL today. And the world. I’m in disbelief.
— Brad Paisley (@BradPaisley) June 12, 2016
Heartbroken. Scared. Angry. So much senseless death in Orlando & across this country. Sending love & prayers to all suffering. Horrific
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) June 12, 2016
I pray for all the victims families 🙏🏽 during this shooting epidemic. That their pain be met with compassion and support from the world.
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) June 12, 2016
You don’t have to Kill somebody to Be somebody! That just makes you no “Body”! I pray for all the people who feel that Alone! ├ó┬¥┬ñ├»┬╕┬Å├ó┬¥┬ñ├»┬╕┬Å├ó┬¥┬ñ├»┬╕┬Å├ó┬¥┬ñ├»┬╕┬Å├ó┬¥┬ñ├»┬╕┬Å
— Queen Latifah (@IAMQUEENLATIFAH) June 12, 2016
Plane just landed. Turned phone on. I wasn’t ready to see that headline. What will it take just to have a conversation about #GunControl?
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) June 12, 2016
Unspeakable. So much suffering today. My heart goes out to the families of the victims in Orlando. #Pride
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) June 12, 2016
I don’t understand how there can be so much hate in the world. Violence never fixes issues. Only love. But this demonic cycle keeps happening. It breaks my heart. Prayers and love to everyone affected. #prayfororlando #prayfortheworldA photo posted by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on Jun 12, 2016 at 1:54pm PDT
Sad.
So sad all around.
Our thoughts are still with everybody in Orlando.
[Image via Michael Boardman/Michael Wright/WENN.]
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