The ICE killings refer to the January 2026 fatal shootings of US citizens Renée Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis during federal immigration enforcement operations, incidents that sparked protests and political outrage.
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The champagne is ready, the Oscar buzz is loud, but one star says her heart just isn’t in party mode. Wunmi Mosaku, who earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress for ‘Sinners’, has revealed that real-world tragedy has overshadowed her big career moment.
In a candid chat with The Sunday Times, Mosaku said she simply cannot celebrate while grieving the reported deaths of two American citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, who were shot and killed by agents of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota. She also mentioned the kidnapping of a five-year-old boy as part of the heavy news weighing on her mind.
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Mosaku described her mixed emotions in very human terms. One moment is “beautiful”, the Oscar nomination. The other moment is “dark and heavy,” she said, calling the situation “truly dystopian.” She admitted she cannot imagine stepping out to celebrate when such tragic headlines are dominating the news.
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She also shared a personal detail: her husband is less shocked than she is. According to Mosaku, he believes there is a “strange American psyche” where terrible events happen and people still go to work the next day.
She, however, feels floored for days and wonders how people can gather in crowded places right after such incidents. She said her instinct is to retreat into a cocoon adding that her reaction reminds her husband that such normalisation is not healthy.
Mosaku is not alone. Several Hollywood figures have spoken out strongly against the immigration crackdown linked to Donald Trump’s policies.
On Feb. 5, veteran actor Jamie Lee Curtis told Variety that “the ICE situation is out of control.” She called the actions of federal agents in Minnesota and elsewhere an “abhorrence,” saying she is shocked again and again by what she sees.
Curtis went further, arguing that the situation feels “inhuman” and even suggested it distracts the public from paying attention to the Epstein files.
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