Trump Inauguration Celebrity Reactions: Shonda Rhimes, Katy Perry, Lena Dunham, Zoe Saldana, Mark Hamill And More Weigh In

It’s official — on Friday, Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States of America. Multiple outlets reported that the turnout for his inauguration were decidedly lower than those of past presidents, particularly Barack Obama’s two ceremonies. Trump’s swearing in also featured far fewer celebrities.

Many famous folks took to Twitter on Friday to express their feelings about Trump moving into the White House. Actor Nick Frost likened the inauguration to the Purge movies, questioning whether Jan. 20 was the start of it. Others, like actresses Zoe Saldana and Zendaya Coleman, tweeted that they were trying to block out the negativity, but struggling. Saldana shared with her 726,000 followers that she was having a hard time even watching the ceremony on TV.

Some, like George Lopez, participated in a social media black/brown out. User photos were replaces with black or brown blocks of color in protest. The comedian urged other latin people to do that same. Those participating in the blackout were asked to forego watching the inauguration. Instead, participants watched “The Wiz” together and live tweeted.

Mark Hamill was not a part of either movement, but did participate in a blackout of sorts. The “Star Wars” actor committed to staying off the internet on Friday in an effort to escape all Trump-related news. It is not clear if others joined him.

Meanwhile Shonda Rhimes commended Hillary Clinton, the former Democratic nominee, on being graceful. She included in her message a tweet from Secretary Clinton in which she assured those who had supported her that she had not given up on our country. She added that she was only in attendance “to honor our democracy.”

Instead of attending, many A-listers opted to dedicate their time and energy to other pursuits on Inauguration Day. Some visited museums, many of which offered free admission, others strapped on their boots and hit the streets to protest.

Demonstrations began on Thursday in many cities, including New York where Alec Baldwin, Mark Ruffalo and more gathered citizens to make their opposition to Trump’s presidency heard. Several other demonstrations are scheduled through Saturday — including the Women’s March on Washington — which, according to their tweets, will be attended by stars like Chrissy Teigen, Katy Perry and Lena Dunham.

In his own act of defiance against Trump and his administration, actor Shia LaBeouf has committed to a 24-hour livestream that will continue through the duration of this presidency. The stream can be viewed here and the “Transformers” star is urging people in New York to stand before his camera — set up outside the Museum of the Moving Image — and chant, “he will not divide us.” Thus far Jaden Smith has been seen on the stream and has been joined by other passers by. LaBeouf has been spotted on the feed, though he is not chanting.

Trump has not responded to those protesting and/or boycotting his inauguration.