Cher is retracting her statement that she would leave the United States if Donald Trump was elected president – which he did on Tuesday, November 5.
The sensational singer, 78, who initially cited health concerns as the main reason for the move, has decided she would rather stay in the US amid a steamy romance with her 38-year-old boyfriend, Alexander ” AE” Edwards.
The singer – who has a transgender child, Chaz, 55 – insisted that she does not know what the UK government’s plans are for transgender people and revealed that she does not put “anything above them ,” according to her statement to ‘The Guardian.’
“Last time I almost got an ulcer,” she said. “If he comes in, who knows? This time me will leave [the country]”, the superstar told the media. That said, it seems like she has had a change of heart thanks to her lover, ‘AE’, whom she has been dating since September 2022.
Cher, who was recently inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, is not only committed to her relationship, but also doesn’t want to pull him away from her young son, according to ‘Daily Mail’.
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“She does intend to leave the United States if Donald Trump is elected, but things are different now than they were a year ago,” an insider told the outlet. “She gave that interview before she made up her mind like that.”
That said, the “Believe” singer isn’t the only one who’s expressed the possibility of leaving the country, as it seems actress Laverne Cox can sympathize with those feelings, detailing her frustration. the hope she felt when she saw the results on Election Day.
“He had like 246 electors. I was like, ‘I’m out,'” Cox said in a new special episode of the ‘Just for Variety’ podcast. “I cried,” she added. “Then I watch Daredevil and The Defenders on Disney+,” the 52-year-old laughed.
It was reported on Thursday, November 7 that the ‘Orange is the New Black’ star is still planning on moving, along with transgender friends who she believes may want to move. “We are researching different cities in Europe and the Caribbean,” she added.
Whoopi Goldberg also faced the election results, along with the majority of ‘The View’ co-hosts, who wore black the day after the election to “mourn” the passing of the Party candidate Democrat, Kamala Harris.
“He’s the president now – I still won’t say his name,” Goldberg said. “That won’t change.”
The 2024 presidential election takes place on Tuesday, November 5. Donald Trump has been re-elected, along with his choice for vice president, J.D. Vance. The Republican couple will be sworn in on January 20, 2025.
— Originally published on Enstarz
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