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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMatt Damon explains his ‘Be Good’ pin at ‘The Rip’ movie premiere<\/p>\n
Matt Damon explains to USA TODAY why he wore a “Be Good” pin to the premiere of his new Netflix film, “The Rip,”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
NEW YORK \u2014 Matt Damon<\/a>, who stars in the new Netflix movie “The Rip<\/a>,” wore a pin protesting the recent fatal ICE shootings of Renee Nicole Good<\/a> and Keith Porter<\/a> to the movie’s premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 13.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n Damon, who walked the premiere’s red carpet alongside “The Rip” costar Ben Affleck, wore the “BE GOOD” pin.<\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n Damon is no stranger to advocating for causes outside of Hollywood. The Oscar winner co-founded Water.org<\/a>, 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n In addition to starring in the film, Damon and Affleck are also producers of “The Rip” through the duo’s production company Artists Equity.<\/p>\n Mark Ruffalo delivers emotional message on Golden Globes red carpet<\/p>\n Mark Ruffalo on why he uses events like the Golden Globes as a platform to share his political views.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Mark Ruffalo<\/a>, Wanda Sykes, Jean Smart, and Natasha Lyonne also wore ICE protest pins on the red carpet at Sunday’s Golden Globes<\/a>.<\/p>\n “This is for Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered,” Ruffalo said on the red carpet, before turning his attention to President Donald Trump<\/a>. “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.”<\/p>\n 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<\/a> to the state.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/12\/USAT\/88135217007-20260111-2026-golden-globes-ruffalo-thumb.jpg?crop=719,405,x0,y128\"\/)
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