Golden Globes 'Be Good' and 'ICE OUT' Pins Honor Renee Good, Spark Celebrity Protest, Backlash and Bill Maher Mockery
Celebrities at the Golden Globes wore 'BE GOOD' and 'ICE OUT' pins to honor Renee Good, sparking praise, criticism and Bill Maher's dismissive laughter online.
Overview
Actors Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes, Jean Smart, Ariana Grande and Natasha Lyonne wore 'BE GOOD' or 'ICE OUT' pins on the Golden Globes red carpet to spotlight ICE-related deaths.
Organizers described the pins as honoring Renee Good and Keith Porter, protesting intensified ICE enforcement and amplifying calls for accountability amid nationwide protests and an FBI probe.
Comedian Bill Maher dismissed wearing pins as unnecessary and laughed when questioned; Wanda Sykes later mocked Maher onstage, prompting visible tension captured on camera.
Federal officials defended the agent's actions as self-defense and called the incident domestic terrorism, while Democratic leaders rejected that account amid protests, scrutiny and ongoing investigations.
Social media split between praise for celebrities using visibility to protest and criticism calling them hypocritical; commentators debated effectiveness and appropriateness of political statements at entertainment events.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the Golden Globes pin story as a protest against ICE and the administration’s enforcement, using emotive descriptors ('murdered,' 'just awful'), prioritizing activist/ACLU and celebrity voices while foregrounding victims and protests. They include DHS/ICE statements, but editorial emphasis—lead paragraphs, repeated activist context, and selective quote placement—creates a critical narrative.
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FAQ
Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old American citizen, was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on January 7, 2026, in Minneapolis while attempting to drive away from masked ICE agents during an immigration enforcement operation.[3]
Actors like Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes, Jean Smart, Ariana Grande, and Natasha Lyonne wore the pins to honor Renee Good and Keith Porter, protesting ICE-related deaths and intensified enforcement amid nationwide protests.[story]
Bill Maher dismissed the pins as unnecessary and laughed when questioned online; Wanda Sykes mocked him onstage at the Golden Globes, creating visible tension.[story]
No, Renee Good's killing is the ninth time ICE agents opened fire since September 2025, with at least four deaths; it is part of a pattern in operations like those in Chicago and elsewhere.[4]
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem called Good a domestic terrorist who hit the agent with her vehicle; Trump and JD Vance echoed similar defenses of the agent's self-defense actions.[1]
History
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