At the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, several Hollywood celebrities, including Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes, Natasha Lyonne, Jean Smart, and Ariana Grande, were seen wearing black-and-white pins reading “BE GOOD” and “ICE OUT” on the red carpet and inside the venue.
These pins were not just fashion accessories; they were a symbolic political statement tied to recent events in the United States. The gesture was meant to honour and remember Renée Nicole Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis woman who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during an enforcement operation earlier this month. The incident triggered widespread protests across several cities.
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The slogans on the pins, “BE GOOD” and “ICE OUT”, were part of the #BeGood campaign, backed by advocacy groups including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), MoveOn, Working Families Power, and others.
Organisers described the movement as a call for compassion, humane treatment, and justice, urging people to “be good to one another” in response to what they view as excessive or unjust immigration enforcement.
By wearing the pins at a high-visibility event like the Golden Globes, watched by millions around the world, celebrities were expected to create awareness of the issue and direct public attention toward ongoing concerns about immigration policy and law enforcement actions.
Just a week before Good was killed, an off-duty ICE officer fatally shot and killed 43-year-old Keith Porter in Los Angeles. His death sparked protests in the Los Angeles area, calling for the officer responsible to be arrested.
The gesture by the celebrities drew both support and debate online, echoing past moments when Hollywood used awards shows to highlight social causes, such as the “Times Up” movement in 2018.
