Hollywood lauds Meryl Streep for her powerful speech at Globes

Hollywood stars Ellen DeGeneres, Anna Kendrick, Laverne Cox, Mindy Kaling, Julianne Moore and John Legend among others praised veteran actress Meryl Streep for delivering a passionate speech as she received a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes.

The 67-year-old actress, an ardent supporter of Donald Trump's rival Hillary Clinton, slammed the President-elect in her scathing acceptance speech, without naming him and cautioned against powerful people using their position to "bully others".

Taking to Twitter, celebrities thanked the three-time Oscar-winner for boldly putting up her words.

"There has never been anyone like Meryl Streep. I love her. #GoldenGlobes," DeGeneres wrote.
 

Moore, who worked with Streep in 2002 film "The Hours", said, "When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose" thank you #MerylStreep #GoldenGlobes."

Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky wrote, "Thank you Meryl," so as singer John Legend, who honoured the actress by tweeting her name in all caps, "MERYL STREEP".

Cox wrote, "Everything she said. Thank you #MerylStreep for you work and everything you said tonight. #empathy #GoldenGlobes."

"Is there anyone better? #Meryl," Kendrick said.

Kaling wrote, "Meryl Streep has mastered the placid reaction shot as people honor her."

Actress-singer Bette Midler tweeted, "Thank God for Meryl Streep, who spoke truth to power at the Golden Globes tonight calling out He Who Must Be Worshiped, w/o saying his name."

Director Michael Moore wrote, "A stunning moment the likes of which we rarely see on TV: Meryl Streep's Passionate Golden Globes Speech."

Calling the actress "brave", producer Judd Apatow posted, "We will need a lot of people as clear and brave as Meryl Streep if we are to fight the corruption, bad ideas and lies of Donald Trump."

Actor Wilmer Valderrama tweeted, "#MerylStreep your work, your words... And your heart is why you are the history lesson our young generation should aspire to be. #GoldenGlobes."

Gina Rodriguez wrote, "Meryl, you give me life. #GoldenGlobes."

While, Streep's speech won hearts of several A-listers and common people in the US, it made Trump furious as he fired back at her in a series of tweets, calling her "one of the most overrated" Hollywood actresses who is a "Hillary flunky".