In a Rolling Stone interview, comedian Bill Burr criticized celebrities moving abroad amid U.S. political unrest, saying they should “stay and fight.” He linked his helicopter hobby to a possible escape in an emergency, but said he had nowhere to go.
Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, moved to the UK in 2024 around the election; DeGeneres said Trump’s election influenced their decision. Rosie O’Donnell moved to Ireland with her youngest child in January 2025, shortly before the inauguration, and said they would consider returning when equal rights were safe for all citizens in the U.S.
Courtney Love has lived in England since 2019 and said last year she was seeking British citizenship because of the state of the U.S. Richard Gere and Eva Longoria have also established homes abroad, but their stated reasons for moving were not centered on Trump or politics.
