He Changed The World!! A True Visionary. What a loss. I'm Devastated.🦄 This is Not A Love Song.

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Earlier today, Prince's abrupt death sent shockwaves through the world. In keeping with the tech-obsessed times, many of music and film's biggest names have taken to social media to share their sadness with the world.

Carmen Electra, Madonna, Chaka Khan, Justin Timberlake, Lenny Kravtiz and many more wrote heartfelt tributes in the hours following the shocking news that Prince died.

On Thursday morning, the 57-year-old singer was found dead at his estate, Paisley Park, in Minnesota. The week prior he had been battling a bout with the flu, but said that he was on the mend during his last public appearance.

Upon hearing the shocking news, many celebs instantly took to Twitter when they first heard. Here are some of the plethora of celebrity reactions on Twitter:

    Carmen Electra: "I feel so sad and confused right now 🙏 I'm in shock!!!!!! I love u Prince hope you're comfortable and peaceful now 💜 Play on my love play on 😢"

    Quincy Jones: "A true artist in every sense of the word. Gone way too soon."

    Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan: "What do we do now?"

    Michael Keaton: "Incomparable. No one, no one, no one like Prince."

    Demi Lovato: "Omg..... RIP Prince."

    Katy Perry: "And just like that....the world lost a lot of magic."

    Russell Crowe: "The greatest live act I ever saw. Genius, poet, sexy motherf**ker. RIP Prince."

    Spike Lee: "I Miss My Brother. Prince Was A Funny Cat. Great Sense Of Humor."

    Russell Simmons: "Rest in power, Prince."

    Billy Idol: "Oh my god I can't believe that Prince has died … he was a great talent … RIP."

    Samuel L. Jackson: "I'm crushed."

    Elijah Wood: "Can't even process this. There will never be another. Thank You for everything, Prince Rogers Nelson."


In addition to Twitter, many big-name celebrities took their love and dismay to Instagram. Many decided to write tributes, as well as post photos honoring his Purpleness.

I LOVED him. The world LOVED him. Now, he's at peace with his Father. Rest in power, @princestagram, my brother.

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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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But celebrities weren't the only ones who were deeply affected by Prince's untimely passing. The late singer's ex wife Mayte Garcia is also in mourning.

Garcia said in a statement to People, "I can't even think of the words of what I'm feeling. This man was my everything, we had a family. I am beyond deeply saddened and devastated."

The two were wed in 1996 in Minneapolis, but later that year the newlyweds met with tragedy when their one-week-old son, Gregory, died. The boy was born with Pfeiffer syndrome, a rare genetic disorder called Pfeiffer syndrome, which affects the skull and bones in the hands and feet.

The two split soon after, and formally divorced in 2000.