00:00It's election day. As the 2024 U.S. presidential race comes to a close,
00:04we're breaking down some of the most noteworthy Hollywood names who have endorsed Kamala Harris
00:09and her running mate Tim Walls, as well as those who have backed Donald Trump and his running mate
00:13J.D. Vance. Taylor Swift famously endorsed Harris with a lengthy statement shortly after the
00:19conclusion of Harris's debate with Trump. She wrote, in part, I'm voting for Kamala Harris
00:24because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.
00:28I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader, and I believe we can accomplish so much more
00:33in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos. The superstar singer-songwriter signed
00:38her endorsement as a childless cat lady. A jab at Vance's comments earlier this year.
00:43Actor Zachary Levi endorsed Trump. He spoke on stage at a Trump campaign event featuring
00:47Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard in Michigan in September. He said,
00:53We live in a country that has been hijacked by a lot of people who want to take this place
00:57way off the cliff. And we want to stop that, right? We're here to make sure that we are
01:01going to take back this country.
01:02We are going to make it great again. We are going to make it healthy again.
01:07And so I stand with Bobby and I stand with Tulsi and I stand with everyone else who is standing
01:12with President Trump.
01:14Beyonce first supported Harris by allowing the campaign to use her song, Freedom.
01:18She then officially endorsed the current VP for president at a Houston rally on October 25th.
01:22I'm not here as a celebrity. I'm not here as a politician. I'm here as a mother.
01:32A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in.
01:38Actor Dennis Quaid has endorsed Trump. He took the stage at a Trump rally in California's
01:43Coachella Valley where he asked the crowd,
01:45Are we going to be a nation that stands for the Constitution or for TikTok? Are we going
01:49to be a nation of law and order or wide open borders? Which is it? Because it's time to pick
01:54a side.
01:55George Clooney was one of Hollywood's first celebrities to endorse Harris after calling
01:58for Biden to step down from the race in a controversial essay in the New York Times.
02:03When Biden announced his official withdrawal from the race in July, the actor told CNN,
02:07We're all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris and her historic
02:11quest. Mel Gibson says he's voting for Trump in the election. He told TMZ of Harris,
02:16I know what it will be like if we let her in and that ain't good.
02:19Jennifer Lopez has spoken out in support of Harris. She took the stage at a Harris rally
02:23in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 31st following Trump's controversial rally where a comedian
02:27made disparaging comments about Puerto Rico.
02:30It wasn't just Puerto Ricans that were offended that day.
02:33It was every Latino in this country. It was humanity and anyone of decent character.
02:41Kid Rock is one of Trump's most vocal celebrity supporters. He has long spoken out in support
02:46of the former president and performed at the Republican National Convention.
02:49Oprah Winfrey endorsed Harris at the Democratic National Convention, where she told the crowd,
02:54Decency and respect are on the ballot in 2024.
02:57Frazier actor Kelsey Grammer, a known conservative, has spoken out in support of Trump.
03:01He told the New York Times,
03:02For me to be anything else would be a problem. I don't go along with a lot of what is preached
03:06in Hollywood. I go along with what is preached in Christianity.
03:09The long list of Hollywood names supporting Harris also includes Jennifer Aniston,
03:13Scarlett Johansson, That Joe and Arnold Schwarzenegger, among others.
03:17For more coverage on the 2024 presidential election, go to THR.com.
03:21This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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