11 celebrities react as US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade: 'The court has failed us all'

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Gabi StevensonJun 26, 2022, 02:42 IST
11 celebrities react as US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade: 'The court has failed us all'

Megan Thee Stallion at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music on March 22, 2022; Taylor Swift at the "All Too Well" New York premiere on November 12, 2021; Harry Styles at SiriusXM Studios in New York City on March 2, 2020.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

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Lizzo shared how the decision on Roe v. Wade affects Black women — and pledged $500,000 from her upcoming tour to Planned Parenthood and Abortion Rights.

Lizzo shared how the decision on Roe v. Wade affects Black women — and pledged $500,000 from her upcoming tour to Planned Parenthood and Abortion Rights.
Lizzo attends Beautycon Festival NYC 2018 in New York City.Matthew Eisman/Getty Images for Beatycon

On Friday, Lizzo shared a picture on Instagram of a protest sign that remixed her song, "About Damn Time." The sign read, "In a minute, Imma need a governmental man or woman to restore my rights! Abortion is a human right!"

"Black women & women of color have historically had disproportionately less access to family planning resources— this is a great loss but not a new one," Lizzo wrote in the caption.

The singer also said she was pledging $500,000 from her upcoming tour to Planned Parenthood and the National Network of Abortion Funds. She noted that entertainment company Live Nation agreed to match the donation.

Singer Harry Styles wrote that he was "absolutely devastated" for Americans.

Singer Harry Styles wrote that he was "absolutely devastated" for Americans.
Harry Styles performs in San Francisco in 2017.Steve Jennings/Getty Images for Sony Music

"I'm absolutely devastated for the people of America today. Check on your friends. Look after each other. We're all in this together, and the fight is just beginning," the singer tweeted on Friday. "A truly dark day for America."

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Megan Thee Stallion shared resources and information on abortion access on social media.

Megan Thee Stallion shared resources and information on abortion access on social media.
Megan Thee Stallion attends the Glamour Women of the Year Awards at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center on Monday, November 8, 2021, in New York.Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

The rapper shared resources from Planned Parenthood on Twitter and Instagram Friday.

"The court has failed us all — but we won't back down," she wrote. "I'm going to keep fighting because everyone deserves access to the care they need."

Legendary actress Rita Moreno reflected on her near-fatal abortion and said she was "depressed" by the ruling.

Legendary actress Rita Moreno reflected on her near-fatal abortion and said she was "depressed" by the ruling.
Rita Moreno at the LDF National Equal Justice Awards Dinner in New York City on May 10, 2022.Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund

The Puerto Rican actress and singer spoke to Variety's Marc Malkin on Friday about her life-threatening abortion and thoughts on Roe v. Wade being overturned.

Moreno became pregnant by her then-boyfriend Marlon Brando before abortion was legalized in 1973. Brando paid a doctor $500 to perform the abortion, but Moreno later discovered the doctor didn't perform the full abortion and had to go to the hospital.

"I didn't know it then, but I could have died. What a mess. What a dreadful mess," she said.

Moreno said she's thinking about young girls, especially those who become pregnant by rape or incest, in wake of the news.

"We loud mouths are going to have to get busy," she said. "There are many of us. I'm thinking what are we going to do about this? If anything, this has reactivated us."

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While headlining Glastonbury Festival in England, singer Billie Eilish spoke about the Supreme Court's decision.

While headlining Glastonbury Festival in England, singer Billie Eilish spoke about the Supreme Court's decision.
Billie Eilish attends the premiere Disney's "Turning Red" on March 1, 2022.Rich Fury/Getty Images

According to BBC, Eilish took some time during her set at the festival on Friday to discuss the reality for women in America.

"Today is a really, really dark day for women in the US," she said on the Pyramid Stage. "I'm just going to say that because I can't bear to think about it any longer."

Former First Lady Michelle Obama shared a lengthy statement on social media, writing that she's heartbroken for "people around this country who just lost their right to make informed decisions about their own bodies."

Former First Lady Michelle Obama shared a lengthy statement on social media, writing that she's heartbroken for "people around this country who just lost their right to make informed decisions about their own bodies."
Michelle Obama speaks at the Culture of Democracy Summit at the Bank of California Stadium on June 13, 2022.David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

"This is what our mothers and grandmothers and great-grandmothers lived through, and now here we are again," Obama wrote on Friday. "So yes, I am heartbroken — for the teenage girl, full of zest and promise, who won't be able to finish school or live the life she wants because her state controls her reproductive decisions ..."

She continued: "This moment is difficult, but our story does not end here. It may not feel like we are able to do much right now, but we can. And we must."

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Taylor Swift reshared Obama's statement, adding that she was "absolutely terrified" of the situation.

Taylor Swift reshared Obama's statement, adding that she was "absolutely terrified" of the situation.
Singer Taylor Swift poses as she arrives to attend the "All Too Well" New York Premiere in New York City, New York, U.S., November 12, 2021.REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

"I'm absolutely terrified that this is where we are — that after so many decades of people fighting for women's rights to their own bodies, today's decision has stripped us of that," Swift tweeted Friday.

"Queer Eye" host Jonathan Van Ness wrote several tweets criticizing Donald Trump, the Republican party, and systemic poverty.

"Queer Eye" host Jonathan Van Ness wrote several tweets criticizing Donald Trump, the Republican party, and systemic poverty.
Jonathan Van Ness attends the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

"This is about controlling bodies and keeping people in systemic poverty for generations," Van Ness wrote in one tweet Friday. "It's heartbreaking that this personal medical decision has been made by people enforcing their evangelical beliefs on all of us."

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"Dancing with the Stars" instructor Cheryl Burke said that the Supreme Court's decision "weighs heavy in my heart because I had an abortion when I was 18 years old."

"Dancing with the Stars" instructor Cheryl Burke said that the Supreme Court's decision "weighs heavy in my heart because I had an abortion when I was 18 years old."
Cheryl Burke attends the iHeartRadio Wango Tango in Carson, California, on June 4, 2022.David Livingston/FilmMagic

The professional dancer shared her abortion experience in a TikTok video posted Friday, People reports.

"I am saddened by the news this morning and it weighs heavy in my heart because I had an abortion when I was 18 years old," Burke said. "If it wasn't for places like Planned Parenthood, I would be a mother and I wouldn't have been a great mother and I definitely wouldn't be sitting here with you today."

She later added: "You're taking away women's rights, our bodies, our freedom. Our bodies have nothing to do with anybody else, right? This is a decision that we need to make."

Actress and activist Sophia Bush wrote on Instagram that the Supreme Court has "made the immensely private into something public & political."

Actress and activist Sophia Bush wrote on Instagram that the Supreme Court has "made the immensely private into something public & political."
Sophia Bush attends Paramount’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner after party in Washington, DC on April 30, 2022.Shedrick Pelt/Getty Images

Bush shared a video of a woven blanket with the word "Rights" on it being undone on Instagram Friday. In the accompanying caption, she wrote several paragraphs on reproductive rights, also referencing Justice Clarence Thomas' concurring opinion that the court should "reconsider" rulings on contraception, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage.

"They are coming for contraception. They are coming for marriage equality. They are working to turn us into a fundamentalist nation, despite this nation existing because people wanted to escape religious fundamentalism. It is DIRE," Bush wrote. "But I will say this to you, my sisters and friends and our allies. WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY. WE WILL NOT BE DETERRED."

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Model Meadow Walker called the reversal of Roe v. Wade a "huge setback in history" and revealed she had an abortion in 2020.

Model Meadow Walker called the reversal of Roe v. Wade a "huge setback in history" and revealed she had an abortion in 2020.
Meadow Walker arrives at the No Waste dinner during New York Fashion Week at Spring Studios on February 16, 2022.Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images

"There are countless women who have struggled with the decision to have an abortion. I too battled with the choice in 2020, when the world was collapsing during the pandemic, I sought an abortion," Walker shared on Instagram Friday. "It is a very private and personal experience — the way it should be."

The model added: "In a world that constantly marginalizes females, this feels like the biggest assault of them all. Banning abortions doesn't prevent abortions, it prevents safe abortions."

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