Trending badgeTrendingPosted 1 hour agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret Down18 Celebs Who Left The US For Political Reasons Or Plan ToRaven-Symoné said, "If any Republican gets elected, I'm gonna move to Canada with my entire family."by Kristen HarrisBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink According to Gallup, in 2025, 20% of Americans would like to permanently relocate to another country - including a staggering 40% of women aged 15 to 44. Of course, most of us don't have the resources to uproot our entire lives like that! However, for celebrities, it's a totally different story. Firstly, here are eight celebs who moved out of the US for political reasons: 1. In 2025, James Cameron, who was born in Canada but moved to California with his family at 17, told Stuff that the US under the Trump administration is "like watching a car crash over and over" and described his reelection as "horrifying." The director said, "I see a turn away from everything decent. America doesn't stand for anything if it doesn't stand for what it has historically stood for. It becomes a hollow idea, and I think they're hollowing it out as fast as they can for their own benefit." Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images He moved to Wellington, New Zealand 14 years ago and has decided that becoming a citizen is "imminent." He said, "I don't know if I feel any safer here, but I certainly feel like I don't have to read about [Trump] on the front page every single day. And it's just sickening. There's something nice about the New Zealand outlets - at least they'll put it on page three. I just don't want to see that guy's face anymore on the front page of the paper. It's inescapable there; it's like watching a car crash over and over and over... [NZ citizenship] means a lot. It's something I've worked toward, something I've had to sacrifice for. If you're going to uproot your family and move somewhere, you have to invest, you have to be part of it, you have to earn standing. I just think you've got to earn your right to be in a place." Rodin Eckenroth / Getty Images for Disney 2. In early 2016, Chelsea Handler told Vanity Fair, "I have a house in Spain that is gonna be ready right after the election." A few months later, she told Live with Kelly and Michael, "I did buy a house in another country just in case, so all of these people that threaten to leave the country and then don't, I will leave the country." Todd Williamson / Via Getty While she ultimately didn't make a permanent move to Spain, she ended up buying a home in Whistler, British Columbia. She told the Vancouver Sun, "In 2020, 2021, and 2022, I spent a lot of time there. It went from a couple of weeks a year to going up there from December to April. It's kind of my home away from home. I have a great group of friends up there. I shoot my naked skiing videos there." Amanda Edwards / Getty Images "I went [for the first time] on my 38th birthday. I brought a group of girls up there because I loved to ski, and I'd never been to Canada, so I said, 'Let's go to Whistler.' I'd heard such beautiful things about it. Ever since, I'd take my family for Christmas, I'd go up there for my birthday. I was looking to buy a place for a couple of years. And then with the election coming up, I started getting a little panicky. If Trump was re-elected, I needed a place to skedaddle to. I literally bought a place on FaceTime. I just had a guy walk me through the house," she said. Taylor Hill / FilmMagic / Via Getty 3. In a Threads post after the 2024 election, model and creator Vivian Wilson - who was born in California but also has Canadian citizenship through her mom - said, "I've thought this for a while, but yesterday confirmed it for me. I don't see my future being in the United States. Even if he's only in office for 4 years, even if the anti-trans regulations magically don't happen, the people who willingly voted this in are not going anywhere anytime soon." River Callaway / Variety via Getty Images In early 2025, she was living and studying in Tokyo. However, in September, she told the Cut that she was living in LA, where she shared her apartment with a trio of roommates to make it more affordable. Richard Bord / Getty Images 4. Rosie O'Donnell relocated to Ireland. In a 2025 TikTok video, she said, "I'm here in Ireland, and it's beautiful and warm - not physically, it's actually quite cold. Moved here on January 15th, and it's been pretty wonderful, I have to say. The people are so loving and so kind, so welcoming, and I'm very grateful. I'm in the process of getting my Irish citizenship, as I have Irish grandparents, and that's what's going on... I was never someone who thought I would move to another country, that's what I decided would be the best for myself and my 12-year-old child. And here we are..." Rosie O'Donnell / Via tiktok.com "You know, I'm happy. Clay is happy. I miss my other kids. I miss my friends. I miss many things about life there at home, and I'm trying to find a hom