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"After a federal judge in San Francisco struck down Proposition 8 on Wednesday -- which previously denied same-sex couples the right to marry in the state of California -- celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Ellen DeGeneres and Paris Hilton flooded the Internet to express their support for U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker&amp;apos;s decision.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;This news is amazing! Its about time! Congrats to everyone!&amp;quot; Kim, 29, Tweeted.\r\nKim&amp;apos;s sister Khloe, 26, blogged about the news: &amp;quot;I know we&amp;apos;re still not out of the woods here and the decision will likely be appealed and taken to Supreme court but that doesn&amp;apos;t mean today isn&amp;apos;t a day to celebrate dolls! So go out and party and be merry with the people you love.&amp;quot;\r\nFormer American Idol judge DeGeneres -- who wed Australian actress Portia de Rossi in 2008, shortly before Prop. 8 was instituted -- summed up her feelings with a brief update: &amp;quot;This just in: Equality won!&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nDe Rossi, 37, added: &amp;quot;I am ecstatic that proposition 8 has been overturned in the state of California. This is an incredibly exciting and historical day and a big step towards equal rights for all.&amp;quot;\r\nAnd Hilton, 29 -- who&amp;apos;s spent most of her summer vacationing in Europe -- added: &amp;quot;What a huge historical day for equal rights in this country! They finally overturned Prop 8! There shouldn&amp;apos;t be a law on true love.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nOther stars supporting the new ruling on Twitter include pop star Britney Spears, Kelly Osbourne, former *NYSNC member Lance Bass, Saturday Night Live comedian Seth Meyers, Grammy Award-winning singer Pink, actress Nia Vardalos, Ricky Martin, singer Solange Knowles and Lindsay Lohan&amp;apos;s ex, Samantha Ronson."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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