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Stars React To Supreme Court's Same-Sex Marriage Rulings

In To Be Out: Gay Celebrities (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for PCA)

(CBS NEWS) - Word traveled quickly from Washington to Hollywood and via through Twitter when the Supreme Court struck down a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday morning, with stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Neil Patrick Harris celebrating the victory for gay rights.

The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was first enacted in 1996 and denied federal benefits to same-sex couples. The Supreme Court ruled that the act was unconstitutional.

In a separate ruling, the court also effectively permitted same-sex marriages to resume in the state of California.


Gay and straight CW celebrities took to Twitter & Instagram to voice their support for the court's decisions:


More Celebrities and Notable Figures Comment On Ruling

https://twitter.com/BenAffleck/statuses/349904591564972032
https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/statuses/349917401594343424
https://twitter.com/aliciakeys/statuses/349886601960226816
https://twitter.com/ActuallyNPH/statuses/349914729004793857
https://twitter.com/LeoDiCaprio/statuses/349907448028598272
https://twitter.com/rustyrockets/statuses/349899879356710913
https://twitter.com/jessetyler/statuses/349901581665320960
https://twitter.com/ladygaga/statuses/349514754693402624
https://twitter.com/adamlambert/statuses/349901221278126080
https://twitter.com/ddlovato/statuses/349907949323436032
https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/statuses/349888855920492544
https://twitter.com/AndrewWK/statuses/349891639625523200
https://twitter.com/MsDarleneLove/statuses/349900891190607872
https://twitter.com/teganandsara/statuses/349892832242319360
https://twitter.com/JohnStamos/statuses/349904259338346496
https://twitter.com/ricky_martin/statuses/349900254566555651
https://twitter.com/EllenPompeo/statuses/349917310334668800
https://twitter.com/michaelurie/statuses/349891592427016192
https://twitter.com/GeorgeTakei/statuses/349891584768225280
https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/statuses/349901747063496706

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