Matt Damon explains ICE protest pin at ‘The Rip’ movie premiere

NEW YORK — Matt Damon, who stars in the new Netflix movie “The Rip,” wore a pin protesting the recent fatal ICE shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Keith Porter to the movie’s premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

Good was fatally shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis on Jan. 7. Porter was shot and killed by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year’s Eve in Southern California.

Pins that read “BE GOOD” and “ICE OUT” were created by a grassroots coalition that included the American Civil Liberties Union. The pins were worn by a handful of celebrities at the Golden Globe Awards.

Damon, who walked the premiere’s red carpet alongside “The Rip” costar Ben Affleck, wore the “BE GOOD” pin.

“I think like millions of people around the country, we’re really concerned with what’s going on,” Damon, 55, told USA TODAY. “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.”

Damon is no stranger to advocating for causes outside of Hollywood. The Oscar winner co-founded Water.org, a nonprofit organization that helps people in poverty gain access to clean water and improved sanitation. Both he and Affleck are also on the entertainment council for the nonprofit Feeding America.

In addition to starring in the film, Damon and Affleck are also producers of “The Rip” through the duo’s production company Artists Equity.

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Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes, Jean Smart, and Natasha Lyonne also wore ICE protest pins on the red carpet at Sunday’s Golden Globes.

“This is for Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered,” Ruffalo said on the red carpet, before turning his attention to President Donald Trump. “He’s the worst human being. If we’re relying on this guy’s morality for the most powerful country in the world, then we’re all in a lot of trouble.”

As for Trump, he promised “RECKONING & RETRIBUTION” in Minnesota on Tuesday, Jan. 13, a day after its officials sued to stop the deployment of immigration agents to the state.

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Bill Maher, the host of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” didn’t feel the pins were necessary on the awards show red carpet. The comedian was nominated for a Golden Globe thanks to his stand-up special, “Is Anyone Else Seeing This?” Maher lost to Ricky Gervais.

“It was a terrible thing that happened, and it shouldn’t have happened, and if they didn’t act like such thugs, it wouldn’t have had to happen,” Maher said about Good’s death. “But I don’t need to wear a pin about it.”

Contributing: Patrick Ryan and Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY