A Minnesota dentist named Walter J. Palmer reportedly paid $55,000 to kill the iconic lion at the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe and it caused an uproar.
- Jul 29, 2015
AceShowbiz - People all around the world are outraged with the heinous murder of Zimbabwe's iconix lion Cecil the Lion. Cara Delevingne, Ricky Gervais and Olivia Wilde are among tons of Hollywood celebrities who take to social media to blast Walter J. Palmer, a Minnesota dentist who reportedly paid $55,000 to kill the famous lion at the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe.
Cara posts on Twitter, "This #WalterPalmer is a poor excuse of a human being!" Ricky writes, "It's not for food. It's not the shooting, or tin cans would do. It must just be the thrill of killing. Mental. RIP #CecilTheLion I'm struggling to imagine anything more beautiful than this." Olivia shares, "Ohh the dentist 'had no idea' the lion was famous. Because had he known, he would never have murdered it without asking for a selfie first."
It's not for food. It's not the shooting, or tin cans would do. It must just be the thrill of killing. Mental. https://t.co/0fjtXoC1ML
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) July 28, 2015
RIP #CecilTheLion
I'm struggling to imagine anything more beautiful than this pic.twitter.com/lile3Kb2dk
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) July 28, 2015Other celebrities like Judd Apatow, Mayim Bialik, Alyssa Milano, Shannen Doherty, Debra Messing, Piers Morgan, Lisa Vanderpump, Ian Somerhalder, Rose McGowan and Sharon Osbourne also voice their opinions on the murder of Cecil the Lion.
Judd tweets, "There are so many ways to be a f***ing idiot in the modern world." Mayim posts on Facebook, "Oh Cecil. I'm sorry." Alyssa writes, "This a**hole. Why would anyone want to kill a lion for fun? What is wrong with people?" Shannen shares pictures of the murder along with caption, "This man is disgusting . #WalterJamesPalmer #CecilTheLion." Debra, meanwhile, adds, "SHAME ON HIM! I want them to take his citizenship away. I'm ashamed and horrified by what he did. #CecilTheLion."
this man is disgusting . #WalterJamesPalmer #CecilTheLion
https://t.co/zwxHslPzgg
— Shannen Doherty (@DohertyShannen) July 28, 2015Piers posts, "I'd love to go hunting for killer dentist Dr Walter Palmer, so I can stuff & mount him for MY office wall." Lisa tweets, "What an excellent example of evil cowardice as Dr Walter Palmer beheads that majestic creature. That title 'Dr' should be revoked." Ian writes, "Zimbabwe's Most Famous Lion Found Decapitated Outside National Park. What a loss... Why would you anyone do this?" Rose supports backlash over the murder, posting, "Good RT @Vagabionda1: Backlash Forces Killer Of Famous #CecilTheLion To Close His Dental." Sharon adds, "#WalterPalmer is Satan. I don't know how anyone could go to this man for dental services after this. He is a killer. Beware!"
I'd love to go hunting for killer dentist Dr Walter Palmer, so I can stuff & mount him for MY office wall. My column:
https://t.co/Xy2OWE8sU2
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 28, 2015
Good RT @Vagabionda1: Backlash Forces Killer Of Famous #CecilTheLion To Close His Dental ... https://t.co/KmUAePQNYf
— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) July 28, 2015
