Celebrities react to Serial podcast subject Adnan Syed’s release from prison. Who is host Sarah Koenig?

A judge has overturned the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whose legal case was the subject of the hit podcast series Serial. On Monday, September 19, the 41-year-old was released after 23 years in prison.

Follow live updates surrounding the case here.

Syed was convicted of first-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping and imprisoning his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 2000. Prosecutors recently requested Syed’s release on the grounds that “the state no longer has confidence in the integrity of the conviction” after an investigation cast doubt on the validity of cell tower data and uncovered two alternative unnamed suspects. Syed has always maintained his innocence.

Celebrities who were fans of the podcast or had other connections to the case responded to the bombshell news on Twitter.

“Case is lifted!!! Adnan Syed is once again found innocent in the eyes of the law,” wrote Pretty in Pink actor Jon Cryer.

A new episode of the 2014 podcast Serial is expected to be released on Tuesday (September 20), with the show’s official Twitter account posting this message: “Sarah was at the courthouse when Adnan was released, a new episode is coming tomorrow morning .”

Sarah Koenig is the journalist who hosted and produced Serial. She previously worked on the popular US radio show This American Life.

One Tree Hill star, Hilarie Burton Morgan, posted praising Syed’s attorney Rabia O’Chaudry, who she met through her activism. “I met @rabiasquared while working with her in Cookeville, TN on the #freegglance case. She’s a powerhouse and a really important voice in the conversation about the American justice system. Follow her! Listen to them!!!”

Stand-up comedian Tez Ilyas wrote: “Ooooooooooooh! Congratulations @rabiasquared”. Follow his tweet with a green heart emoji.