Messages of sympathy for Aurora
Bale, who plays Batman in "The Dark Knight Rises," said: "Words cannot express the horror that I feel. I cannot begin to truly understand the pain and grief of the victims and their loved ones, but my heart goes out to them."
Keep clicking to see how other stars and prominent figures have reacted to the tragedy.
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Christopher Nolan
"I believe movies are one of the great American art forms and the shared experience of watching a story unfold on screen is an important and joyful pastime," Nolan said. "The movie theater is my home, and the idea that someone would violate that innocent and hopeful place in such an unbearably savage way is devastating to me."
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Gary Oldman
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Anne Hathaway
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President Obama
"I confessed to them that words are always inadequate," Mr. Obama said, following the meeting, but added that his "main task was to serve as a representative of the entire country and we think of them at this moment and we will continue to think of them each and every day."
The president suspended his campaign's activities in Colorado during the weekend out of respect to the shooting victims.
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Mitt Romney
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Pope Benedict XVI
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Queen Elizabeth II
"My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those killed and I wish the many who were injured a swift and full recovery," she added.
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Vice President Joe Biden
"The reason this is so deeply felt by all Americans is that, but for the grace of God, the victims could have been any one of our children, in any one of our towns. It is every parent's worst nightmare to receive 'that phone call' and to sit by their child's bedside, praying. We know what it's like to wait and wonder and the helplessness a parent feels at this moment. Our hearts go out to each and every person who is suffering right now as a result of this terrible event. The prayers of an entire nation are with the victims and their families. We stand with the city of Aurora and the state of Colorado in mourning."
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Piers Morgan
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Donald Trump
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LeBron James
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Kurt Warner
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Ellen DeGeneres
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Paula Deen
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Ryan Seacrest
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Simon Cowell
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Chris Evans
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Whoopi Goldberg
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Olivia Munn
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Kaley Cuoco
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Russell Simmons
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Alyssa Milano
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John Stamos
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Eva Longoria
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Hayley Duff
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Ashley Tisdale
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Matthew Morrison
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Jessica Simpson
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Julianne Hough
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Tom Cruise
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Kevin Smith
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Kim Kardashian
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Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
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J.R. Martinez
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Billy Ray Cyrus
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Jeremy Renner
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Rachel Weisz
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