Billie Eilish, an American pop singer, is seen wearing a red pin with a palm symbol surrounding a black heart, in the outfit worn on the red carpet at the 2024 Oscars, Sunday (10/3/2024) evening Los Angeles time, United States, or Monday (11 /3/2024) at 04.44 WIB, as broadcast New York Times.
The red pin is a symbol of a community consisting of entertainment industry players who wrote an open letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States (US), urging ceasefire steps in Gaza, namely Artist4Ceasefire, as reported Between.
Billie attended the event as a nominee, and winner in the Best Original Song category for the Barbie film “What Was I Made For”, with her brother Finneas O’Connell wearing the same pin on her outfit.
Apart from that, other celebrities such as Mark Ruffalo, Ava DuVernay, Ramy Youssef and Mahershala Ali also wear the same pin.
Quoted from the Artist4Ceasefire statement, at least 400 entertainment industry players took part in the joint statement, such as Dua Lipa, Gigi Hadid, Jennifer Lopez and many others.
“We ask that, as President of the United States, you and the US Congress call for immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before there are any more fatalities. Over 30,000 people have been killed over the past 5 months, and over 69,000 injured, figures that anyone with a conscience knows are catastrophic. “We believe all life is sacred, no matter religion or ethnicity and we condemn the killing of Palestinian and Israeli civilians,” the artists said in the statement.
Apart from that, other celebrities such as Mark Ruffalo, Ava DuVernay, Ramy Youssef and Mahershala Ali also wear the same pin. (ant/azw/ipg)