US Elections 2020: Hollywood celebrities partake in viral trend, strip down to urge Americans to vote

In a rare and unique trend that has emerged during US elections, several Hollywood celebrities including Kate Beckinsale, Chelsea Handler, Jennifer Lopez, Kendall Jenner, Lizzo among others have stripped down to urge Americans to exercise their voting right. 

While the party they were rooting for wasn't the same, the one thing that was common among the celebs was the choice of unique ways to encourage voters to vote. 

While some of them posed with their 'I Voted’ stickers, others draped the American flag and chose out-of-the-box ways and means to motivate voters to go out and cast their precious votes that would decide whether to re-elect President Donald Trump or his Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

The viral and trending posts from various Hollywood celebs came only weeks after 'Hulk' star Mark Ruffalo, comedians Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman and Chris Rock, and supermodel Naomi Campbell stripped for a campaign titled ‘Naked Ballot’ to urge people and remind them to send their mail-in ballots.

In a long post, American singer, songwriter, and rapper Lizzo, who posted an almost naked photo of herself only draped in the American flag, wrote, "When I think of this country I don’t think of its laws I think of its people. I think about how we were raised to be patriotic of violence, propaganda & war. I think about how this country is owned by the oppressor and how the oppressed are locked in a valley of capitalism. But I also think of the young people who refuse to be spoon fed mistruths. I think of the elders who bucked against hateful prejudices even when it felt impossible....Because of you, I’m still hopeful. I believe in a country that teaches the true history so we can better understand where we live and how we can do better. I believe in a country that listens to the cries of the protester and doesn’t politicize death. I believe in the restoration of this beautiful land and respecting the communities of people who owned America before colonizers renamed it. I believe in fairness, equality, complete removal of religion in places where it does not belong. Let religion live in the churches and places of worship... the quiet prayer rooms, the joyful congregations.. and out of Congress. I believe in so much, and if I believe it one day I can see it. It may not be tomorrow it may not be today, but it will be one day if we stay activated. We the people, ALL the people, deserve it. Today’s the last day to vote. Stay in line, stay determined and thank YOU for voting (sic)."

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A post shared by Lizzo (@lizzobeeating) on Nov 3, 2020 at 7:54am PST

Popular American actress and singer Jennifer Lopez took to her Twitter account to post a photo of herself in a pink sports bra with the 'I Voted' sticker stuck on her bare chest. 

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¡Yo voté! ¡Vamos America! #Vote #LetsGetLoud #BidenHarris2020 pic.twitter.com/IVPWKV1vEs

— jlo (@JLo) November 3, 2020

Actress and model  Kate Beckinsale posed in a black innerwear with the words VOTE written in gold cutout stuck onto the garment. She took to her Instagram handle to post the picture and wrote, "Turns out the ghost of Whistler’s mother was there the whole time - who, on top of having produced such a fine American artist son (despite his being primarily based in the UK), crossed the Atlantic herself 11 times and lived in both Russia and London -is also clearly observing social distancing from beyond the grave. A comfort, all round.Good luck everyone. Be kind to yourselves, and each other x (sic)."

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A post shared by Kate Beckinsale (@katebeckinsale) on Nov 3, 2020 at 1:11am PST

Supermodel Kendall Jenner too participated in the viral trend. Taking to her Instagram handle, while sharing a few pictures from her Halloween party in which she recreated Pamela Anderson’s look in the 1996 cult classic film 'Barb Wire', Jenner wrote, “Barb voted... your turn!!!”

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A post shared by Kendall (@kendalljenner) on Nov 2, 2020 at 4:13pm PST

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump`s battle against Biden, the Democratic challenger, is going down to the wire, with millions of votes still to be counted as more states report results.