Bill Maher Laughs at Celebrity Activism Over Renee Good at the Golden Globes [WATCH]

Comedian Bill Maher criticized Hollywood activism at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, laughing at celebrities who wore pins honoring Renee Good, a Minneapolis woman killed during a confrontation with federal immigration agents, as reported by Fox News.

Speaking on the red carpet with USA Today ahead of the awards ceremony, Maher addressed the decision by several entertainers to turn the event into a political statement.

A number of prominent figures, including actor Mark Ruffalo and comedian Wanda Sykes, wore pins reading “Be Good,” referencing Renee Good.

Maher said Good’s death was tragic but dismissed the need for political symbolism at an awards show focused on entertainment.

“We’re just here for show business today,” Maher said. “You know, 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. But I don’t need to wear a pin about it.”

Good was killed last week in Minneapolis during a confrontation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

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Federal authorities have said the agent involved acted in self-defense after Good attempted to run over an officer with her vehicle.

Officials also labeled the incident an act of domestic terrorism, a characterization that Democratic officials have strongly disputed, arguing the shooting was unjustified.

The killing has drawn national attention and criticism of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies. Federal officials have said the agent who fired the fatal shots had previously been dragged and injured by a fleeing driver in a separate incident last year.

Authorities also said Good had been following and harassing federal officers earlier on the day of the shooting.

Video footage released after the incident showed Good interacting with a federal agent shortly before she was killed, as well as her wife taunting the officer during the encounter.

Federal sources told Fox News that Good worked as a Minneapolis-based immigration activist and was a member of “ICE Watch.”

Homeland Security sources said the group’s purpose is to monitor, track, interfere with, and oppose ongoing federal immigration enforcement operations.

According to those sources, ICE Watch operates in multiple sanctuary cities across the United States.

Maher’s remarks did not end the matter at the Golden Globes. Later in the evening, Sykes took a direct jab at him while presenting the award for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television.

Addressing Maher from the stage, she said, “You give us so much. But I would love a little less. Just try less.”

Cameras cut to Maher during the comment, and he did not appear amused. The award ultimately went to Ricky Gervais, who was also mocked by Sykes during her presentation for past jokes involving transgender issues.

The exchange highlighted the growing divide even within Hollywood over how and where political activism should be expressed, particularly as the circumstances surrounding Good’s death continue to fuel protests, investigations, and sharp disagreements between federal officials and Democratic leaders.

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