Celebrities praise Joe Biden and rally round Kamala Harris

Famous faces are quick to pay tribute to the US president, after he says he won't stand for re-election.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersCelebrities praise Biden and rally round HarrisReutersSinger Katy Perry posted a video of her singing "It's a woman's world, and you're lucky to be living in it" on InstagramA number of famous faces have been quick to pay tribute to US President Joe Biden after he announced he will not be running in November's presidential election.

Hollywood has long been a strong base of support - and money - for Mr Biden's Democratic Party, but in recent weeks donors had been turning away from the president after a poor performance in a TV debate with rival Donald Trump.

Since the announcement, some have publicly declared their support for Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the Democratic nomination.

Talk show host and comedian Jon Stewart called Mr Biden a "legend", while actor Robert De Niro said his decision was an "act of shrewd politics and selfless patriotism".

"There is nothing more important for our country than defeating Donald Trump at the ballot box," said De Niro, a fervent Trump critic.

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