Americans woke up to the surprising outcome of the “Brexit” vote, resulting in the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw membership from the European Union.
The people of Britain voted in a referendum in which they decided between remaining in the EU or leaving. The country was deeply divided about the decision, but the secessionists won by less than a 3 percent margin.
Celebs from The UK’s own J.K. Rowling to Lindsay Lohan, took to social media to share how they felt about the historic decision:
Lindsay Lohan tweeted and deleted, ” good luck with the pound.. will take you about 15 years to get it back up #REMAIN instead. BE POSITIVE .. IGNORE THE 200,000 MARGIN #REMAIN.”
Some people are happy about the Brexit results. Elizabeth Hurley rejoiced, tweeting:
Of course, Piers Morgan chimed in:
Referencing the fact that one in four young voters were set to vote to remain in the E.U., James Corden tweeted:
Lily Allen wrote:
Boy George seems to be handling the news pretty well:
Ellie Goulding chimed in:
https://twitter.com/elliegoulding/status/746265460119830528
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#BREXIT: Celebs React to U.K.’s Decision to Leave European Union was originally published on globalgrind.com