Stars Speak Up Against Violence in Minneapolis

Pedro Pascal and Billie Eilish are among the celebrities who have recently spoken out against the shootings in Minneapolis. Pascal shared posts on Instagram about the deaths of ICU nurse Alex Pretti and Renee Good. He included drawings of the two victims and snippets from a New York Times editorial. Pascal also called for a national strike and urged the American people to know the truth. Billie Eilish posted multiple times on her Instagram stories, calling Pretti a hero and questioning the silence of other celebrities. She also shared a selfie with a message urging her fellow celebrities to speak up.By Monday morning, singer Katy Perry was encouraging her followers to contact their senators. Natalie Portman and Olivia Wilde were seen at the Sundance Film Festival wearing pins that read \"ICE Out. \" Portman expressed pride in Americans but sadness about the government's actions. Wilde called the deaths appalling and said she believed many Americans felt the same way. Mark Ruffalo and Glenn Close also condemned the violence by federal agents. Ruffalo called Pretti a hero and shared a video of the shooting. Close read from prepared remarks, expressing outrage and sickness over the events. She believed that the American people were waking up and that there would be consequences.