Here's How Hollywood Reacted to the Loss of Tina Turner
| 05/25/23
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This music legend and all-around queen delivered hit after hit after her initial rise in the '60s, giving us incredible songs like "Proud Mary," "River Deep, Mountain High," "The Best," and "What's Love Got To Do With It."
After retiring in 2009, the singer suffered multiple health injuries, including an intestinal cancer diagnosis in 2016 and a kidney transplant in 2017.
Celebrities and fans alike have flocked to social media to express their grievances, share their stories, and remember this icon.
Screengrab via Beyonce.com
\u201cTina. I owe you so much. You are the true epitome of a rockstar that gave your all this lifetime. You inspire me to give mine. You taught us lessons and what true transformative power through honesty and vulnerability look like. you pushed the limits of who we could be and how\u2026\u201d— Janelle Mon\u00e1e\ud83d\udc7d\ud83d\ude86\ud83e\udd16\ud83d\ude80\ud83e\ude90 (@Janelle Mon\u00e1e\ud83d\udc7d\ud83d\ude86\ud83e\udd16\ud83d\ude80\ud83e\ude90) 1684968899
\u201cI am so, so very sad to hear of the passing of @TinaTurner, the iconic legend who paved the way for so many women in rock music, black and white. She did with great dignity & success what very few would even have dared to do in her time and in that genre of music \ud83d\udd4a #TinaTurner\u201d— Gloria Gaynor (@Gloria Gaynor) 1684955251
\u201cI\u2019m so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner.\nShe was truly an enormously talented performer and singer. She was inspiring, warm, funny and generous. She helped me so much when I was young and I will never forget her.\u201d— Mick Jagger (@Mick Jagger) 1684957875
\u201cTina Turner was raw. She was powerful. She was unstoppable. And she was unapologetically herself\u2014speaking and singing her truth through joy and pain; triumph and tragedy. Today we join fans around the world in honoring the Queen of Rock and Roll, and a star whose light will never\u2026\u201d— Barack Obama (@Barack Obama) 1684971018
\u201cHeaven has gained an angel. \nRest in Paradise Tina Turner.\nThank you for the inspiration you gave us all.\u201d— Ciara (@Ciara) 1684956123
\u201cBefore she was the Queen of Rock and Roll, Tina Turner was a farmer\u2019s daughter in Tennessee. As a child, she sang in the church choir before becoming one of the most successful recording artists of all time.\n\nIn addition to being a once-in-a-generation talent that changed\u2026\u201d— President Biden (@President Biden) 1684972274