‘Goodbye, America’: celebrities react to Donald Trump’s election win

Celebrities have shared their disappointment and anger over Donald Trump 's re-election as president .

The Republican's Tuesday victory over opponent Kamala Harris sent shockwaves throughout Hollywood after the Democratic candidate chose a campaign filled with A-list names including Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Bruce Springsteen and Julia Roberts.

Don't Look Up director Adam McKay expressed frustration with how the past year has been handled by the Democratic party. "Who would have guessed lying about Biden's cognitive health for 2 yrs, refusing to do an open convention for a new nominee, never mentioning public healthcare & embracing fracking, the Cheneys & a yr long slaughter of children in Gaza wouldn't be a winning strategy?" he wrote . He later added : "It is time to abandon the Dem Party."

Rapper Cardi B, who had appeared at a rally for Harris, shared an Instagram video of herself watching the results with the caption: "I hate y'all bad." When asked if she would appear at Trump's inauguration during an Instagram live, she said: "I'm sick of you! Burn your fucking hats, motherfucker. I'm really sad. I swear to God I'm really sad."

Actor John Cusack, who has long been politically outspoken online, wrote : "The fact that the country would choose to destroy itself by voting in a convicted felon rapist and Nazi is a sign of deep nihilism. To put it mildly."

Christina Applegate, star of Dead to Me and Married... with Children, conveyed her upset over the effect the result will have on women. "My child is sobbing because her rights as a woman may be taken away," she wrote . "Why? And if you disagree, please unfollow me."

The Wire actor Wendell Pierce congratulated Harris for running "a great campaign" and warned of what will now happen under Trump. "Elections have consequences," he wrote . "The Supreme Court will be changed for a generation. I'll never see a moderate court again in my lifetime." He also criticised Trump's "racism, misogyny, xenophobia".

Author Stephen King shared the following: "There's a sign you can see in many shops that sell beautiful but fragile items: 'S SOLD. You can say the same about democracy."