Other than the security costs, the money for the inauguration was privately raised. What business is it of yours how people choose to spend their own money? You may think they should spend it on other things, but really, that's putting your nose where it doesn't belong. It would be just as wrong for me to complain about how Canadians spend their own money or run their government.

As for those in the entertainment industry (including sports), it's the same thing. They're free to spend their money as they see fit. However, some of them have denounced the money spent on the inauguration but are not against spending tons of money on events like the Peoples' Choice Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, the Academy Awards, the Grammies, Superbowl, etc. In that, they're being hypocrits.