--- title: Brexit: Celebrities Express Shock At U.K. Decision to Leave E.U. description: The historic turn in events elicited responses from the likes of Cher to Edward Snowden canonical: https://time.com/4381282/brexit-celebrities-shock/ author: Tara John article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-24T10:32:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-30T12:09:28.007Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Brexit: Celebrities Express Shock At U.K. Decision to Leave E.U. og:description: The historic turn in events elicited responses from the likes of Cher to Edward Snowden og:url: https://time.com/4381282/brexit-celebrities-shock/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf377f2b0b7fbb640/69889945cd1bbab2b57013b8/britain-brexit-newspaper-european-union.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: BRITAIN-EU-VOTE-BREXIT og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Brexit: Celebrities Express Shock At U.K. Decision to Leave E.U. twitter:description: The historic turn in events elicited responses from the likes of Cher to Edward Snowden twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf377f2b0b7fbb640/69889945cd1bbab2b57013b8/britain-brexit-newspaper-european-union.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Celebrities Express Their Shock At U.K. Decision to Leave E.U. by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) and [Amanda Calvo](/author/amanda-calvo/) Jun 24, 2016 10:32 AM CUT  A man takes a copy of the London Evening Standard with the front page reporting on the vote to leave the E.U. in a referendum and the resignation of British Prime Minister David Cameron in London on June 24, 2016. A man takes a copy of the London Evening Standard with the front page reporting on the vote to leave the E.U. in a referendum and the resignation of British Prime Minister David Cameron in London on June 24, 2016.Leon Neal—AFP/Getty Images by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) and [Amanda Calvo](/author/amanda-calvo/) Jun 24, 2016 10:32 AM CUT Celebrities around the world have responded to the U.K.’s historic decision to leave the E.U., where the Friday morning confirmation that the Leave campaign had won with 52% to 48% for Remain [sent shock waves](http://time.com/4381042/leave-eu-referendum-brexit-vote/?xid=homepage "undefined") around the world. _Harry Potter_ author J.K. Rowling, a strong Remain supporter, took to Twitter and said Scotland will be seeking a new independence referendum. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/746192965568077824) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/746203541929234433) Many couldn’t help themselves and poked fun at the sterling’s dramatic plunge — among them former Swedish Prime Minister, Carl Bildt. > [](https://twitter.com/carlbildt/status/746178156957143040) Musician Cher said ‘Brexit’ is the best decision for the British public, followed by a retraction: “How Could I Have Been So Blind.” > [](https://twitter.com/cher/status/746176719585951744) > [](https://twitter.com/cher/status/746254550575755264) Edward Snowden remarked on what the vote means for the rest of the world. > [](https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/745984135215341568) Piers Morgan says the decision to leave shows why Donald Trump has a good chance of winning the presidency. > [](https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/746190294102605825) > [](https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/746191346168303619) Performer Lily Allen [did not mince her words](https://twitter.com/lilyallen/status/746221722282557440 "undefined") but was more restrained here. > [](https://twitter.com/lilyallen/status/746221896610439168) Richard Branson called it a “sad day” for Britain but its people would get through it. > [](https://twitter.com/richardbranson/status/746235489372540928) > [](https://twitter.com/richardbranson/status/746266723934937088) British comedian and Remain supporter, James Cordon, was among the many expressing sheer disappointment. > [](https://twitter.com/JKCorden/status/746192723506434048) Film-maker Michael Moore asked Europe to take the U.S. > [](https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/746209750367379457) Ryan Seacrest called it a day for the history books > [](https://twitter.com/RyanSeacrest/status/746215840995901441) As expected, supporters of the Remain campaign like Daily Mail columnist, Katie Hopkins, posted messages of triumph. > [](https://twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/746179763241385984) > [](https://twitter.com/SarahPalinUSA/status/746194037263106048) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4381282/brexit-celebrities-shock/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4381282/brexit-celebrities-shock/"},"headline":"Celebrities Express Their Shock At U.K. Decision to Leave E.U.","datePublished":"2016-06-24T10:32:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T12:09:28.007Z","description":"The historic turn in events elicited responses from the likes of Cher to Edward Snowden","url":"https://time.com/4381282/brexit-celebrities-shock/","keywords":["U.K.","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf377f2b0b7fbb640/69889945cd1bbab2b57013b8/britain-brexit-newspaper-european-union.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara John","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Amanda Calvo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/amanda-calvo/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf377f2b0b7fbb640/69889945cd1bbab2b57013b8/britain-brexit-newspaper-european-union.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"BRITAIN-EU-VOTE-BREXIT","caption":"A man takes a copy of the London Evening Standard with the front page reporting on the vote to leave the E.U. in a referendum and the resignation of British Prime Minister David Cameron in London on June 24, 2016.","creditText":"Leon Neal—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/u-k/","name":"U.K."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4381282/brexit-celebrities-shock/","name":"Celebrities Express Their Shock At U.K. Decision to Leave E.U."}}]}] ```