Hollywood is stuffed with Harris endorsements this fall. From Taylor Swift to George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen to Oprah Winfrey, the boldfaced names declaring their help for presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her working mate, Tim Walz, have packed stadiums and film theaters throughout the globe, and now have turned their platforms towards guaranteeing Democratic victory subsequent month.
“Vote like your life depends on it because it does,” Billie Eilish advised her followers lately. Many like her — together with Taylor Swift — have additionally included voter registration pushes with their endorsements of Harris, resulting in tons of of 1000’s extra guests at websites like Vote.gov.
Others have additionally spoken out immediately in opposition to former President Trump and his working mate, J.D. Vance, with Springsteen calling the Republican nominee “the most dangerous candidate for president in my lifetime.” (See who’s supporting Trump.)
Beneath, right here’s a listing of the most important Hollywood names to have thrown their help behind the Harris-Walz ticket.
Taylor Swift
Swift’s was the endorsement heard around the world. After months of hypothesis, the famous person singer posted a prolonged assertion supporting Harris shortly after the conclusion of Harris’ debate with Trump.
“I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them,” Swift wrote. “I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate @timwalz, who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF and a woman’s right to her own body for decades.”
Swift signed her endorsement as a “childless cat lady,” a jab at J.D. Vance’s feedback earlier this yr. The put up reached 283 million of the singer’s followers, and subsequently led to 337,826 individuals visiting Vote.gov registration websites in a single day.
George Clooney
Clooney was one among Hollywood’s first celebrities to endorse Harris, after additionally calling for Biden to step down from the race in a controversial essay in The New York Occasions.
“We are not going to win in November with this president,” Clooney wrote of Biden. “On top of that, we won’t win the House, and we’re going to lose the Senate.”
When the president introduced his official withdrawal from the race in July, the actor advised CNN that “President Biden has shown what true leadership is. He’s saving democracy once again.” He added, “We’re all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris in her historic quest.”
Barbra Streisand
Streisand additionally supplied early help of Harris, endorsing the nominee the identical day that Biden introduced he would finish his bid for the White Home.
“Joe Biden will go down in history as a man who accomplished significant achievements in his 4 year term. We should be grateful for his upholding of our democracy,” the beloved singer wrote on social media, including later that Harris “will work to restore women’s reproductive freedom and continue with the accomplishments begun in the Biden-Harris administration.”
Jamie Lee Curtis
Curtis posted her glowing endorsement of Harris after Biden stepped apart, calling her a “trusted and tested” chief who’s “a fierce advocate for women’s rights and people of color.” She has since continued to share voting info on social media within the lead-up to November.
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion carried out at an early Atlanta rally for the presidential nominee, the place Quavo, Stacey Abrams and Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock additionally spoke.
“Make some noise for Ms. Harris, our future president,” the Grammy winner mentioned to a packed home. Simply earlier than performing “Body” later that night time, she advised the group, “I know my ladies in the crowd love their body. And if you want to keep loving your body, you know who to vote for.”
Charli XCX
Regardless of being a Brit who can’t vote in U.S. elections, brat famous person Charli XCX’s “kamala IS brat” tweet helped the Harris marketing campaign discover its footing among the many memes early after its launch. Harris’ “brat” standing went on to be mentioned on CNN and Fox Information — even Invoice Maher weighed in.
“To be on the right side of democracy, the right side of women’s rights, is hugely important to me,” Charli later mentioned about her help of Harris. “I’m happy to help to prevent democracy from failing forever.”
Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington hosted the fourth and last night time of July’s Democratic Nationwide Conference, at one level reuniting along with her Scandal co-star Tony Goldwyn, who hosted night time one.
“Look, I know that I am the one standing on this stage, but I am not the lead character in this story,” Washington, well-known for her portrayal of Olivia Pope, advised her Chicago viewers. “I am here as a mother, as a daughter, as a proud union member. I am here as the granddaughter of immigrants, as a Black woman descended from enslaved people. I am here tonight because I am an American and because I am a voter, and because we the people are stronger when all our voices are heard.”
She later advised the viewers, “You are the messengers. You are the fixers. Dare I say, you are the Olivia Pope.”
Finneas and Billie Eilish
The brother-sister duo endorsed Harris in a video posted to social media on Nationwide Voter Registration Day earlier this month, citing Harris’ help of “our reproductive freedom, our planet and our democracy.”
“We can’t let extremists control our lives and our freedoms and our future,” Finneas mentioned. His sister added, “Vote like your life depends on it because it does.”
Oprah Winfrey
Winfrey endorsed Harris on the Democratic Nationwide Conference, the place she shocked friends along with her look and advised them, “Decency and respect are on the ballot in 2024.”
“Soon, very soon, we’re going to be teaching our daughters and our sons about how this child of an Indian mother and a Jamaican father — two idealistic, energetic immigrants — how this child grew up to become the 47th president of the United States,” Winfrey advised the group to rising applause.
Beyoncé
Queen Bey supplied her quiet help of Harris by permitting the marketing campaign to make use of her tune “Freedom” through the Democratic nominee’s first official go to to her marketing campaign headquarters on July 22. Harris’ marketing campaign then used the tune in its first advert. Representatives for the singer confirmed she had given permission for each cases.
