Walter Palmer, a Minnesota dentist and self-proclaimed trophy hunter, has been accused of killing Zimbabwe’s most famous lion, Cecil, earlier this month.
Now, celebrities such as MC Hammer, Ariana Grande, Cher, Ricky Martin and Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus, are speaking out on social media about the dentist and calling him anything from “mental” to “a poor excuse of a human being.”
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Dentist Accused of Killing Famous Lion Slammed on Yelp, Social Media
The Yelp page for Palmer’s dental office has also been taken over by users posting extremely negative comments.
Take a look at what celebs had to say about Cecil the lion’s death:
things like this break my heart beyond words…. I’ll just never understand it. #RIPCecilTheLion pretty baby.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) July 29, 2015
can’t believe this man counted it as valor to lure #CecilTheLion out of his protective home and kill him. #Cowardice pic.twitter.com/EE8jtRRtyK
— MC HAMMER (@MCHammer) July 29, 2015
Just heard about some dentist killing a lion in Africa and payed for the ‘privilege’. Disgrace. Would love to work on his teeth..
— Max George (@MaxGeorge) July 29, 2015
I watched vid of #Cecil & he reminded me of “Big”
Little cat…BIG CAT…They act the Same.Same walk,beautiful
White eyeliner,IM COOL LOOK
— Cher (@cher) July 29, 2015
— Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin) July 28, 2015
luring a lion out of a national park to shoot him, let him roam injured for 40 hrs, kill/behead him, & try to destroy his tracking collar <<
— Dad (@markhoppus) July 28, 2015
— Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin) July 28, 2015
4 out of 5 dentists agree: kill a lion.
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) July 28, 2015
This asshole. Why would anyone want to kill a lion for fun? What is wrong with people?
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) July 28, 2015
This #WalterPalmer is a poor excuse of a human being!
— Cara Delevingne (@Caradelevingne) July 28, 2015
I need to not read anymore about Cecil the lion, the whole thing just makes me hate humans even more than I already do.
— Professor Green (@professorgreen) July 28, 2015
Ohh the dentist “had no idea” the lion was famous. Because had he known, he would never have murdered it without asking for a selfie first.
— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) July 28, 2015
There are so many ways to be a fucking idiot in the modern world. https://t.co/hWrEcvjCe0
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) July 28, 2015
Zimbabwe’s Most Famous Lion Found Decapitated Outside National Park http://t.co/hcYhdNehWI What a loss… Why would you anyone do this?
— ian somerhalder (@iansomerhalder) July 28, 2015
this man is disgusting . #WalterJamesPalmer #CecilTheLion
http://t.co/zwxHslPzgg
— Shannen Doherty (@DohertyShannen) July 28, 2015
Famous or not, why would any sane and decent person opt to kill such a beautiful animal? http://t.co/uOxZfC6Qlm?
— Paul Wesley (@paulwesley) July 28, 2015
RIP #CecilTheLion
I’m struggling to imagine anything more beautiful than this pic.twitter.com/lile3Kb2dk
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) July 28, 2015
Goodbye, #CecilTheLion. Your roar will be remembered worldwide pic.twitter.com/NnqTLffBfD
— AmyPoehlerSmartGirls (@smrtgrls) July 28, 2015
#WalterPalmer is Satan. I don’t know how anyone could go to this man for dental services after this. He is a killer. Beware!
— Sharon Osbourne (@MrsSOsbourne) July 28, 2015
I hope that #WalterPalmer loses his home, his practice & his money. He has already lost his soul…
— Sharon Osbourne (@MrsSOsbourne) July 28, 2015
…When he dies, I hope someone mounts his ugly ass head to the wall. #WalterPalmer is a COWARD.
— Sharon Osbourne (@MrsSOsbourne) July 28, 2015
@margaretcho I will not. I do not have sex with murderous dentists.
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) July 28, 2015
I honestly hope this guy kills himself: http://t.co/pY4NQ0T1My
— Damien Fahey (@DamienFahey) July 28, 2015
I think the biggest take away is that dentists are making, like, lion killing money.
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) July 28, 2015
The #CecilTheLion story has choked me up with sadness and got me mad all in one.
http://t.co/fUoq9WzLTD
— Stryker (@TedStryker) July 28, 2015