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Celebrities React — In Shock — to the Death of George Michael

The pop icon was only 53.

The death of George Michael, pop icon and one of the first major music superstars to come out as gay, has left many in shock, particularly in the last few days of a year in which we've lost so many. He was only 53 years old.
While the cause of the singer's death has not yet been revealed, celebrities are flooding Twitter with condolences and memories of the 80s megastar. Here's what some stars are saying:

  • Questlove

  • el-p

  • Ellen DeGeneres

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  • Yvette Nicole Brown

  • Katie Couric

  • Joy Reid

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  • Jeffrey Wright

  • Damon Wayans Jr.

  • Nick Lachey

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  • Meat Loaf

  • Victoria Justice

  • Just Blaze

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  • TJ Jackson

  • Q-Tip

  • OneRepublic

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  • Audra McDonald

  • Estelle

  • Talib Kweli Greene

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  • Gloria Gaynor

  • Randy Jackson

  • Margaret Cho

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  • Jordan Peele

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