Celebrities flood Twitter with Prince tributes
Posted April 21, 2016 11:11 am.
Last Updated April 21, 2016 1:39 pm.
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Prince has millions of fans around the world, and many of them are among the heavyweights of popular culture.
Following his untimely death at the age of 57 on Thursday, scores of celebrities took to Twitter to pay their respects to the groundbreaking artist.
Some, like fellow musician Justin Timberlake, expressed their disbelief saying, “This can’t be real.”
Despite the collective sadness, Public Enemy rap legend Chuck D stressed that the music must go on: “Little to say-only thing to do is play…”
Here’s a look at some notable tribute tweets:
