June 29, 2016

Lady Gaga and 48 Other Celebrities Made the Most Unforgettable Tribute for the Orlando Mass Shooting Victims

“Let’s show the world that love conquers hate.”


This is heartbreaking: Biographical snippets of the 49 lives lost in the Orlando massacre on June 12 are spoken by 49 actors and celebrities wearing black, against a black background. It’s an agonizing but beautiful tribute to the victims of the attack at Pulse, an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando. Ryan Murphy, director of Glee and American Horror Story, produced the video.

In order of appearance, according to the Human Rights Campaign, the advocacy group that presented the video on its YouTube page: Lady Gaga, Chris Pine, Cuba Gooding Jr., Connie Britton, Matt Bomer, Sarah Paulson, Angela Bassett, Lea Michele, Colton Haynes, Sophia Bush, Jane Fonda, Harry Shum Jr., Denis O’Hare, Rob Reiner, Melissa Benoist, Caitlyn Jenner, Édgar Ramírez, Max Greenfield, Chaz Bono, Cheyenne Jackson, Emma Roberts, Kerry Washington, George Lopez, Evan Rachel Wood, Sofia Vergara, Diego Boneta, Nina Jacobson, Demi Lovato, Tyler Oakley, Yeardley Smith, Kid Cudi, Kaitlin Olson, Kevin McHale, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lee Daniels, Chace Crawford, Evan Peters, Gerard Butler, Katey Sagal, John Stamos, Laverne Cox, Jordana Brewster, Wes Bentley, Finn Wittrock, Darren Criss, Kathy Bates, Anna Paquin, Guillermo Díaz, and Joe Mantello.

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