[custom_adv] On Saturday November 7, Joe Biden was declared the President-Elect of the 2020 election, having won the popular vote, the most votes for any candidate ever, and 273 electoral votes, with some states still outstanding. [custom_adv] While people celebrated in the streets of cities across America, celebrities celebrated on their socials, posting messages about Biden and Kamala Harris’s victory, and crucially, Donald Trump’s defeat. Here’s how Lizzo, Lady Gaga, and more celebs are reacting to the election results. [custom_adv] Actress Eva Longoria, who campaigned for Biden and emceed the Democratic National Convention earlier this year, shared a video showing her TV screen when Biden was declared president-elect. Her enthusiastic cheers can be heard in the background. [custom_adv] Kerry Washington, an actress, producer and director who also emceed the Democratic National Convention alongside Longoria, tweeted, "The people have spoken! Thank you to everyone who used your vote and your voice to make history. PRESIDENT Joe Biden and VICE PRESIDENT Kamala Harris." [custom_adv] Actor, director and producer Katie Cassidy, who has been outspoken in support of Biden, also paid tribute to the historic win of Kamala Harris, tweeting, "THE FIRST FEMALE BLACK VP!!! The best news I've heard all year!!!! Let this show that being a good person will ALWAYS win." [custom_adv] Biden will be sworn in as the 46th U.S. president on Jan. 20, and Harris will become the first female, first Black and first South Asian American vice president. Filmmaker Ava DuVernay, who created the Netflix hit show, "When They See Us," based on the Central Park Five case, reminded her followers of the time Trump called for the execution of Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise, and Yusef Salaam—who were later exonerated—for the rape of a woman in Central Park. [custom_adv] Musician John Legend, who performed at one of Biden's last campaign events in Pennsylvania, took a more serious tone in his congratulations to the president-elect and Harris on their win. [custom_adv] Kim Kardashian West, whose husband, Kanye West, was also running for president, tweeted a photo of Biden and Harris and added three blue heart emojis. The reality TV star shared Tuesday that she voted but didn't go into detail about whom she cast her ballot for. [custom_adv] Aside from joyous reactions to Biden's win, stars also celebrated Harris being the first African American and South Asian-American woman to be elected vice president.
