Actor wears “Be Good” pin to protest Renee Good’s death
Actor Matt Damon is criticizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, saying the agency appears to be sending officers into the field without adequate training.
Speaking Tuesday at the Netflix premiere of “The Rip,” Damon appeared wearing a “Be Good” pin in what he described as a public protest of Good’s death.
In a video posted to X by Associated Press Entertainment, Damon said the incident left him deeply concerned.
“Yeah, I mean, I think that that incident was incredibly alarming,” Damon said. “I think a lot of people are on edge and worried about this and paying very close attention and really worried about this type of behavior out in our streets and the lack of training that we’re reading about and hearing about with some of these people who are going out there.”
Damon added that people he knows in law enforcement told him the situation should have been handled differently.
“Clearly, you know, I’ve heard from a lot of friends in law enforcement that that was not the way they would have handled the situation. I think as concerned citizens, we need to be talking about this and talking about what kind of country we want to live in,” he continued.
Fox News Digital has reached out to ICE for comment.
The “Be Good” pins have appeared at other high-profile events, including the Golden Globes, where several celebrities wore similar messages. Stars like Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes, Jean Smart, Ariana Grande, Natasha Lyonne and others were seen wearing pins reading “Be Good” and “ICE Out.”
“Of course, this is for the mother who was murdered by an ICE agent, and it’s really sad. I know people are out marching and all today, and we need to speak up,” Sykes told Variety on the red carpet prior to the show. “We need to be out there and shut this rogue government down, because it’s just awful what they’re doing to people.”
Good was shot and killed during an encounter with an ICE officer last week. In the days since, protests have spread through Minneapolis and into other cities. Local officials, including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, have publicly criticized the officer’s actions.
