Celebrities react to Prince's death via social media

Everyone from Justin Timberlake to Katie Holmes is thinking about Prince today.

After news broke that the music legend was found dead at his Paisley Park estate, celebrities have posted their thoughts, pictures and videos of the singer on Twitter and Instagram.

While the cause of death is still unclear, Prince, 57, left a lasting impact on the world with hits like "Purple Rain," "When Doves Cry" and many more.

Fellow singers like Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas were quick to pay tribute to Prince online and call him an inspiration.

 

It was Raspberry Beret. I was 4 years old. Yes, 4. I remember that I instantly loved it. "Mommy, who is that singing?" Seems weird but it's true. More than a "once in a lifetime" artist... Just a ONCE IN FOREVER ARTIST. I'm still in shock as I write this and I feel this overwhelming grief. But, we should all turn away from that and HONOR this musician that changed all of our lives, our perspectives, our feeling, our whole being. From another planet? Probably. Royalty, for sure. Us worthy..? Laughable. They say don't meet your idols... That they let you down. But, some of my greatest, funniest (yes, he was hilarious), and most prolific encounters and conversations about music came from the moments that I spent with him. It would be silly to say that he has inspired our music... It's beyond that. He's somewhere within every song I've ever written. I am sad, but I will smile when I think of every second that I had the fortune of being in his company. We have lost our greatest living musician. But his music will never die. Prince, NOTHING COMPARES... #RIPPrince

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Lovato even compared Prince's death to the deaths of other music legends Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston.

While actresses Katie Holmes and Sarah Jessica Parker shared pictures of the "Little Red Corvette" singer, Ellen Pompeo shared a video of Prince performing "Purple Rain."

Godspeed. X, sj

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Alyssa Milano even shared a photo of her dancing on stage with Prince when she was pregnant with her son Milo.

Amy Schumer's tour is in Prince's hometown, Minneapolis, tonight. The comedian tweeted she will "try and cheer [them] up" at her show tonight.

Prince made a guest appearance on FOX's New Girl in their Super Bowl episode in 2014. New Girl stars Zooey Deschanel and Jake Johnson, who both tweeted about working with Prince.

https://twitter.com/MrJakeJohnson/status/723200140773707777

There are countless other stars writing about Prince on social media, including Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Seacrest and Kris Jenner, and it is clear the tributes will continue for the rest of the day.

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