Jennifer Aniston posted on Instagram on Saturday that she cast her ballot in the 2020 Election for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris.- Aniston also referenced
Kanye West 's presidential campaign and discouraged her fans fromvoting for the rapper, who is on the ballot in at least 11 states. - She added: "PS - It's not funny to vote for Kanye. I don't know how else to say it. Please be responsible."
- West has spoken about being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Mental health and media experts who previously spoke to Insider said that his presidential campaign should be considered in the context of his diagnosis.
The 2020 Election is two weeks away, and celebrities are taking to social media to share which presidential candidate they're supporting.
On Saturday, Jennifer Aniston wrote in an Instagram post that she cast her vote for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris. The "Friends" actress also wrote to her fans that she believes it's "not funny" to vote for Kanye West in the upcoming presidential election.
In her Instagram post, Aniston was pictured placing a ballot in a mailbox, wearing sunglasses, a matching sweatsuit, and an animal-print face mask.
"Our current President has decided that racism is a non-issue. He has repeatedly and publicly ignored science... too many people have died," Aniston wrote in her caption.
She urged fans to consider who she believes will be most affected by the results of the election: female-identifying people, the LGBTQ community, Black Americans, and senior citizens, as well as future generations facing environmental issues.
Aniston finished her post by discouraging fans from casting their votes for West.
"PS - It's not funny to vote for Kanye. I don't know how else to say it. Please be responsible," the actress wrote.
On July 4, West announced via Twitter that he was running for president in 2020.
On July 8, the rapper told Forbes that he was running for president under a party he created, called the Birthday Party, and named Wyoming preacher Michelle Tidball as his running mate.
On July 19, he hosted his first campaign event in North Charleston, South Carolina, where he said Harriet Tubman "never actually freed the slaves" and spoke out against abortion, tearfully saying that he and wife Kim Kardashian West almost aborted their first child together, North, who's now 7 years old.
Following her husband's campaign appearance, Kardashian West released a statement via Twitter saying that her husband has bipolar disorder. Kardashian West asked the media and public for "compassion and empathy" and described her husband as a "brilliant and complicated person."
—Pop Crave (@PopCrave) July 22, 2020
Mental health and media experts previously told Insider West's presidential campaign should be considered in the context of his bipolar disorder. West has spoken publicly about his bipolar disorder diagnosis and his decision not to take medication, as reported by Insider's Kat Tenbarge and Connor Perrett.
West's name is officially on the ballot in at least 11 of 50 US states, including Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, and Minnesota, according to an NBC News report.
Representatives for Jennifer Aniston and Kanye West, respectively, did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
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