Billie Eilish and Other Stars Roll Up to the Oscars Wearing Red Gaza Ceasefire Pins

Billie Eilish and Ramy Youssef were among the stars who lit up the red carpet at Sunday night’s Academy Awards wearing red buttons representing a call for an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza.

The pins were a coordinated effort by Artists4Ceasefire, a coalition of more than 400 Hollywood figures who signed an open letter this month urging President Joe Biden to press for a ceasefire, according to The New York Times, among them Youssef.

“We’re calling for the safety of everyone involved. We really want lasting justice and peace for the people of Palestine,” he told Variety on the red carpet. “It’s a universal message of, ‘Let’s stop killing kids. Let’s not be part of more war.’ No one has ever looked back at war and thought a bombing campaign was a good idea.

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