Kristin DeasyDecember 14, 2012 18:55

Celebrity sympathy over Sandy Hook storms Twitter

Stars turn to social media to mourn tragedy.

Celebrities took to Twitter today to express their condolences over the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut:

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