The recent death of 37-year-old mother and writer Renee Nicole Goode at the hands of an ICE agent has incited protests from several Hollywood celebrities, with Matt Damon becoming the latest actor to join the cause. The Academy Award winner recently attended the premiere event for his upcoming film, The Rip, while sporting a retaliatory pin to oppose the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) department and its recent actions.
Matt Damon protests ICE with a pin
On January 13, The Odyssey star arrived at the world premiere of his upcoming Netflix movie, The Rip, with a pin attached to his blazer that read, “BE GOOD.” The accessory represented a movement against ICE for its involvement in the killing of Renee Nicole Goode, as well as Keith Porter.
Notably, Goode tragically lost her life on January 7 in Minneapolis after an ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, shot her. Meanwhile, Porter died in a similar manner on New Year’s Eve in Southern California, following an altercation with an off-duty ICE officer.
Since then, several grassroots-level organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, have come up with targeted pins to call out ICE’s recent misdeeds. The pins carry correctional slogans, such as “ICE OUT” and “BE GOOD,” similar to what Damon donned at the film premiere.
“I think like millions of people around the country, we’re really concerned with what’s going on,” the Academy Award-winner told USA Today while clearing his stance on the issue. “And I think it’s about raising awareness about what’s happening in our cities and on our streets, and hopefully will promote a larger discussion about this.”
Matt Damon’s message against ICE at The Rip premiere comes just two days after Mark Ruffalo raised his voice in support of Renee Nicole Goode at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards. Wearing a similar pin, The Hulk actor noted, “This is for Renee Nicole Goode, who was murdered.”
Ruffalo then slammed US President Donald Trump for ignoring the matter, calling him “the worst human being.” He concluded by saying, “This is for the people in the United States who are terrorized and scared today. I know I’m one of them. I love this country. And what I’m seeing here happening is not America.”
