After alluding to Donald Trump in her acceptance speech for Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement at Sunday night's Golden Globes, Meryl Streep became the president-elect's latest target.
Later that night, Trump tweeted that the actress was a "Hillary flunky who lost big" and "one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood." Many celebrities, however, disagreed.
Elizabeth Banks and Judd Apatow applauded Meryl's speech.
Elizabeth Banks and Judd Apatow applauded Meryl's speech.
#MerylStreep tonight ? thank you for defending us and "take your broken heart, make it into art" ❤️
— Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) January 9, 2017
We will need a lot of people as clear and brave as Meryl Streep if we are to fight the corruption, bad ideas and lies of Donald Trump.
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) January 9, 2017
Rachel Dratch defended her talent.
Anyone who calls #Meryl "overrated" is unfit to serve.
— Rachel Dratch (@TheRealDratch) January 9, 2017
George Takei slammed Trump for lashing out against her.
What a small, small man. SAD! https://t.co/xq3nV23YRC
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 9, 2017
Billy Eichner, on the other hand, felt Streep's detractors were focused on the wrong issue.
It doesn't matter what Trump thinks of Meryl. What matters is he's ignoring American intelligence agencies, which is a threat to our...
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) January 9, 2017
...nat'l security, pushing a racist to be Attorney General & Congress sidestepping standard ethics reviews of cabinet members. FOCUS ON THAT
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) January 9, 2017
In her speech, Streep lamented "that moment when the person asking to sit in the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter, someone he outranked in privilege, power, and the capacity to fight back."
"It kind of broke my heart when I saw it," she said. "I still can't get it out of my head because it wasn't in a movie. It was real life."