In 2014, celebrities used Twitter as a platform to express themselves more than ever before. They tweeted their grief, their supreme senses of humor, their outrage, their political views, and pretty much whatever else they felt like. Shonda Rhimes responded to a New York Times critic who referred to her as an angry black woman. Lena Dunham shut down allegations of sexual abuse. When Conan O'Brien made a joke at Madeleine Albright's expense, she sassed him right back in a hilarious Twitter feud. Keep reading to see more tweets that took the Internet by storm this year. Source: Getty / Anthony Harvey / Frederic J. Brown / AFP
What caused Katy Perry's alleged subtweet to Taylor Swift? The candid comments Taylor Swift made in a Rolling Stone interview about her new song "Bad Blood."
And no, she didn't mean it in an insulting way. We're not sure the same can be said for all those Kim Kardashian butt memes, though.
Gabourey sent this out after the Internet exploded with derogatory comments about her appearance at the 2014 Golden Globe Awards.
More recently, Zelda honored the late Robin Williams with a hummingbird tattoo.
Ellen stated at the 2014 Oscars that she wanted to break the record for most retweets, which was previously held by Barack Obama's "four more years" tweet.
The article in question began with this sentence: "When Shonda Rhimes writes her autobiography, it should be called 'How to Get Away With Being an Angry Black Woman.'"
There were many times when Kanye West was not smiling in 2014, and now we know why.
This was just one of many tweets Jesse Williams sent out about racism and Ferguson.
Emma Watson was just one of many celebrities who reacted to the nude photo hack.
Additional celebrity reactions to Philip Seymour Hoffman's sudden death came from Ricky Gervais, Zach Braff, Ellen DeGeneres, and more.
Kelly tweeted a picture of River Rose at her first concert.
Prince Harry was on Twitter on behalf of the Invictus Games and tweeted to let fans know about ticket sales.
Queen Elizabeth II sent out a tweet announcing the opening of a new exhibition on the Information Age at the Science Museum.
Tom Hiddleston's #HeForShe selfie was one of many celebrity selfies that shared the same sentiment.
There were heaps of devastated reactions to Maya Angelou's death, including posts from Oprah, Beyoncé, and many more.
Seth Rogen, who is somewhat notorious for sharing unfiltered thoughts on Twitter, tweeted about the Ray Rice punishment back in September.
And of course, Alex From Target was on The Ellen Show within the week.
And rightfully so.
The above tweet was one in a series of responses to the claims that an excerpt from Lena's book could be qualified as sexual abuse.
After Kim Cattrall spoke out about the possibility of one more Sex and the City movie, Sarah and Kristin fueled the fire even more on Twitter.
There was a veritable barrage of responses to Kim and Kanye's Vogue cover, which included this tweet from Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Twelve years later, she's still a superstar, she's a sensational mom, and she's slaying on stage with original songs and covers, like Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off."
Of all the witty, spot-on responses to Beyoncé and Jay Z's HBO special, Chrissy's might take the cake.
Scott's tribute was one of the more poignant reactions to Robin Williams's death.
It's just one of many reasons Anna Kendrick is the best.
This tweet is part of a long, sort of awkward saga involving Twitter, Aaron, and Hilary. Most recently, Aaron posted a photo of himself watching Lizzie McGuire.
In the wake of the abrasive tweet, Mia Farrow also chimed in, and Dylan Farrow penned an open letter about the incident. Woody Allen later responded, denying the claims entirely.
This tweet was the first in Retta's live-tweeting spree at the Emmys, and it only gets better from here.