by Mychal ThompsonBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Staff Natalie Portman is using her platform to speak out against the "absolutely horrific" standoff between ICE and the people of Minnesota. Frazer Harrison / Getty Images On Jan. 24, at the Sundance Film Festival premiere of her movie, The Gallerist, Natalie condemned the actions of ICE following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old intensive care nurse, Alex Pretti. Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images "What's going on in our country right now is absolutely horrific with the federal government, Trump's government, Kristi Noem...ICE," Natalie said in an interview with Deadline. "What they're doing is really the worst of the worst of humanity." Brian De Rivera Simon / Getty Images "And then we also have the best of the best of humanity for the way people are showing up for each other in community, and Americans coming out to support each other and protect each other and fight against injustice," she continued. Marc Piasecki / Getty Images "I could not be prouder to be American right now, by the way the Americans are acting. And I could not be sadder to be American right now with the way the government is behaving." Variety / Getty Images The clip of the V for Vendetta actor speaking with Deadline has since been shared on X, Reddit, and other parts of the internet, receiving hundreds of thousands of views and many strong reactions.
Natalie Portman shares her support for "ICE OUT" and "BE GOOD" - an ACLU-endorsed campaign honoring Renee Macklin Good and Keith Porter - as she voices her concern with the Trump administration pic.twitter.com/AV0ezA9nvH- Deadline (@DEADLINE) January 24, 2026 Via Twitter: @DEADLINE One person said, "Well said." Another wrote, "Speak on it queen." Frazer Harrison / Getty Images Some people drew chilling comparisons to Natalie Portman's role as Senator Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars franchise, who stood against government corruption with the famous line, "So this is how liberty dies...with thunderous applause." Disney In response to the Star Wars comparison, one person wrote on Reddit, "Yeah truly an incredible line and sadly applies a lot to the events happening today." Anadolu / Getty Images Others appreciated Natalie using her platform, with one user saying, "she summed that up perfectly," and another person writing they're "grateful to hear anyone with a platform calling out ICE. it matters." Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images "Every single American should be calling for the total dismantling and abolishment of ICE. Those thugs need to go through our version of Nuremberg trials," someone else wrote. Bloomberg / Getty Images This person distressingly said, "Y'all we are in code red, 5-alarm fire, all hands on deck territory. We need every single voice we can get. All of them. I'll leave it at that." Bloomberg / Getty Images And while many praised Natalie's comments, others struggled to see the benefit of celebrities like Natalie speaking out at the Sundance Film Festival. "I know she means well but God it's hard to watch celebrities speak about this from their gilded platforms when ordinary people are getting massacred out in the snow rn," another person said. Jose Perez / Getty Images "They go back to their little film festivals and award ceremonies and ordinary people have to watch their neighbours get shot or kidnapped. I don't want to hear anything from a celebrity unless they're actually doing something. Words aren't enough right now," they continued. What are your thoughts about Natalie's remarks? Share your thoughts in the comments. Comments