by Mychal ThompsonBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Staff On Jan. 24, 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti was fatally shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Roberto Schmidt / Getty Images This happened only weeks after another resident of the city, Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in her vehicle. Despite apparent conflicting narratives from the Department of Homeland Security and the Trump administration, numerous videos showing what happened have gone viral, prompting many celebrities to speak out against ICE and use their platforms for advocacy. Star Tribune Via Getty Images / Getty Images Mark Ruffalo has been consistently outspoken against ICE and recently commented on a post shared by NPR, how he felt about the killing of Alex Pretti. "Cold blooded murder on an American street of a man protecting someone he loves. Don't pretend this is okay. We have been invaded by a criminal army from within. Do not pretend this isn't dangerous or wrong," he wrote. @markruffalo / instagram.com Natalie Portman condemned ICE and the Trump administration while at Sundance, saying, "What's going on in our country right now is absolutely horrific with the federal government, Trump's government, Kristi Noem...ICE. What they're doing is really the worst of the worst of humanity." Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images Florence Pugh shared several IG stories about Alex Pretti, writing, "He was a hero. A man that did heroic acts everyday. Not a terrorist. An ICU nurse." Alongside a video of the incident, Florence added, "It's a murder. He was murdered. He was protecting a woman who was thrown on the floor." Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/florencepugh/?hl=en Lisa Rinna reshared a post that said, "ICE does not belong in our communities," with the added text, "Because they're coming for us next this is just the beginning." Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/lisarinna/?hl=en Barbie Ferreira shared a post from The Slow Factory that said "ICE ARE DOMESTIC TERRORISTS" with the added text, "It's FUCK ICE every single fucking day." Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/barbieferreira/?hl=en Olivia Rodrigo shared an IG story that read, "ICEs actions are unconscionable but we are not powerless. our actions matter. I stand with Minnesota." Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/oliviarodrigo/?hl=en Olivia Wilde recently told Variety, "This country is hurting. I'm appalled and sickened. We can't go another day accepting this as our new norm. It's outrageous. People are being murdered, and I don't want to normalize seeing that violence - on the internet or on film. It's hideous. If we can do anything to support the movement to cast ICE out and delegitimize this criminal organization, then that's what we should be doing." View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @undefined Meg Stalter shared a video on her Instagram urging people who call themselves Christians to reconsider supporting ICE, tearfully expressing that people are being "hunted and kidnapped and attacked daily." In a series of Instagram stories, she shared that she's "so sick devastated and angry" and knows that God feels the same. View this photo on Instagram @megstalter / Instagram: @undefined Jamie Lee Curtis shared a series of Instagram stories, including a reel of the shooting, with the added text, "There's too much going on that needs to be amplified right now for me to be quiet." Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/jamieleecurtis/?hl=en Jonathan Van Ness shared a Threads post, saying, "They charged taxpayers $85 BILLION for ice to terrorize America. Tear gassing, beating, detaining innocent protestors / people, and they just killed another human being." threads.com Julianne Hough recently shared a heartbreaking quote from Anne Frank's diary on her Instagram stories. Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/juleshough/?hl=en Macklemore shared a series of Instagram stories, including a video of protests in Minnesota. Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/macklemore/?hl=en Amanda Seyfried also reshared numerous posts to her IG stories, including her own that asked, "WHERE THE FUCK IS OUR SUPREME COURT?" Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/mingey/?hl=en Josh Gad made an Instagram post that simply read, "NONE OF THIS IS NORMAL," which received tens of thousands of likes and responses from fans and other celebrities. instagram.com On Instagram, Cynthia Nixon called out Kristi Noem and the administration for "spreading...disgusting lies about the cold blooded execution of the young man Alex Pretti who was gunned down in the streets of Minneapolis," and read the statement from his family defending his character. View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @undefined Mariska Hargitay made an Instagram post that read, "WHAT DIVIDES US NOW IS NOT OUR POLITICAL VIEWS, BUT OUR ETHICAL BELIEFS." instagram.com Dylan Efron shared a series of IG stories, including a viral post from @chnge about Alex Pretti, with the added text, "the more I read, the sadder this
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