From Tina Turner to Boris Johnson: Top 7 Famous People Who Refused American Citizenship

Not everyone is proud to be American. While there are many people who voice their opposition to politics in the United States, very few actually do anything about it — like renounce their citizenship status entirely, reports TooFab.

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Although relatively rare, some expatriates actually choose to give up their US citizenship after moving abroad. Over the years, those who said goodbye to America included a few famous people, most of whom left and never looked back.

Find out why these stars renounced their citizenship.

1. Billie Joe Armstrong

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong recently announced his intention to renounce his United States citizenship following the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Roe v. Wade. During a concert in England, Billy Joe announced that he was planning to move to the countryside.

"Damn America! I fucking renounce my citizenship. There are enough stupid things happening in the world to return to this miserable country, ”Billy Joe said on stage.

2. Jet Li

Jet Li was born in Beijing, China, but became a US citizen in 2003 after working in the country for many years. In 2009, the actor made the decision to become a citizen of Singapore, reportedly to be able to raise his youngest daughters in the country. To do this, he had to renounce both US citizenship and Chinese citizenship, since Singapore does not allow dual citizenship.

3. Tina Turner

The famous singer Tina Turner was born in Tennessee, but she spent most of her adult life in Switzerland.

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After living in the country for more than two decades, Tina was finally able to obtain citizenship, but to do this she had to renounce her US citizenship. According to the U.S. Embassy in Bern, Switzerland, the "long-time resident of Switzerland" visited the embassy on October 24, 2013 to sign her "Affidavit of Voluntary Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship Pursuant to Section 349(a)(1) of the INA" - INA Act immigration and naturalization.

4. Elizabeth Taylor

When Elizabeth Taylor was born in England in 1932, she received dual citizenship thanks to her American parents. But in 1965, during her marriage to Sir Richard Burton, Elizabeth began the process of renouncing her US citizenship. Although her first attempt was invalidated due to a form error, everything finally became official in 1966.

Just ten years later, Elizabeth changed her mind and applied for US citizenship again, marrying US Senator John Warner.

5. T.S. Eliot

The famous poet T.S. Eliot was born in Missouri, but as he rose to prominence he became more successful in England. When he was 25 he moved to England where he received an Oxford education and married. Ten years later, the poet solidified his British citizenship and renounced his US citizenship in the process.

“In the end, I thought: “Here I am, making a living, enjoying my friends here. I can take full responsibility,” he said.

6. Boris Johnson

Politician Boris Johnson was born in New York and spent the first few years of his life there with his British parents. In 1969, the family moved back to England, where Boris retained dual citizenship. Growing up, Boris joined Parliament and in 2014 became Mayor of London. Due to controversy over US tax policy, Boris renounced his US citizenship in 2016. In 2016 he became the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom. he held this position until 2018. Boris was elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party in 2019 and stepped down in July 2022.

7. Terry Gilliam

Director Terry Gilliam, the original member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, was born in Minnesota but became a British citizen in 1968. He held dual citizenship for 38 years until he completely renounced his US citizenship in 2006 amid comments about America's "absolutely frightening" political state. He even went so far as to compare his native country to his dystopian comedy film Brazil.

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“I don’t live there. I'm tired of paying taxes on exciting little wars around the world. Then I discovered that when I died, my wife would probably have to sell our house to pay taxes in America. Having Bush there made it easier,” Terry said.

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