“A League of Their Own” star Rosie O’Donnell has formally left the United States, revealing that she relocated to Ireland following Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris within the 2024 presidential election.
Rosie O’Donnell shared the information in a TikTook video on Tuesday, telling followers she had been settling into life abroad since departing the U.S. on January 15, simply 5 days earlier than Trump’s inauguration.
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Rosie O’Donnell Settles In Ireland, Says She Won’t Return To U.S. Until ‘All Citizens Have Equal Rights’
“I’m here in Ireland. And it’s beautiful and warm — not physically. It’s actually quite cold,” she quipped, earlier than including, “It’s been pretty wonderful, I have to say. The people are so loving and so kind, so welcoming. And I’m very grateful.”
O’Donnell defined that she is at present within the strategy of acquiring Irish citizenship, as her grandparents have been born there.
While she by no means imagined transferring to a different nation, she mentioned she in the end felt it was the precise resolution for herself and her 12-year-old baby, Dakota, who identifies as non-binary and goes by Clay.
“I was never someone who thought I would move to another country, [but] that’s what I decided would be the best for myself and my 12-year-old child. And here we are,” she shared.
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Despite adjusting nicely to her new environment, O’Donnell admitted she deeply misses her different kids, her pals, and lots of facets of life within the U.S. However, she made it clear that she has no plans to return anytime quickly.
“When it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America, that’s when we will consider coming back,” she acknowledged.
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Rosie O’Donnell Calls U.S. Politics ‘Heartbreaking’ As She Embraces New Life In Ireland
The actress and comic additionally mirrored on the emotional toll of latest political occasions, calling it “heartbreaking” to observe what has been unfolding within the U.S.
“The personal is political, as we all know,” she added.
O’Donnell had hinted at her worldwide transfer earlier this month. In one Instagram submit, she shared a selfie from behind the wheel of a automotive, joking about adjusting to driving on the alternative aspect of the highway in Ireland.
“Bought a little used car to tool around the countryside on the wrong side of the road,” she captioned the submit, including, “Hit the curb three times – thought I hit a cat!!! #newadventures [red heart emoji].”
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Ellen DeGeneres And Portia de Rossi Reportedly Leave U.S. After Trump’s Election Win
O’Donnell is not the one celeb who has fled the US following Trump’s election. Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have additionally reportedly left the United States following Donald Trump’s second presidential victory.
Sources near the couple advised TMZ that they determined to “get the hell out” of the nation instantly after the President-elect’s win over Kamala Harris. Feeling “very disillusioned” by the outcomes, the pair have since settled within the Cotswolds, a picturesque area in South West England, almost two hours from London.
According to the report, DeGeneres and de Rossi had already bought their new dwelling earlier than the 2024 election, seemingly making ready for a possible transfer.
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DeGeneres, recognized for her outspoken political opinions, was a powerful supporter of Harris’ marketing campaign. The “Finding Dory” star publicly endorsed the vp on Instagram in August and reportedly donated $3,300 to her marketing campaign.
Christina Applegate Reacts To Trump’s Win
Former President Donald Trump secured victory within the 2024 presidential election, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in January. The extremely anticipated end result has sparked a wave of reactions from celebrities, a lot of whom took to social media to specific their disappointment and concern.
Actress Christina Applegate made her stance clear in a submit on X, the social media platform previously often called Twitter, urging followers who voted in opposition to ladies’s and incapacity rights to unfollow her.
“Please unfollow me if you voted against female right,” she wrote Wednesday morning. “Against disability rights. Yeah that. Unfollow me because what you did is unreal. Don’t want followers like this. So yeah. Done.”
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More Celebrities React To Donald Trump’s 2024 Election Win With Strong Statements
Applegate went even additional, revealing that she deliberate to close down her longtime fan account, stating, “After today, I will be shutting down this fan account that I have had for so many years because this is sick.”
Meanwhile, “One Tree Hill” actress Sophia Bush referred to as out Trump’s supporters whereas sharing a hyperlink about Jason Yates, the previous president of the MAGA evangelical get-out-the-vote nonprofit, who was just lately arrested for allegedly possessing baby pornography.
