Javier Bardem backs petition calling for Pink’s removal as UNICEF ambassador
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- Actor Javier Bardem has shared posts supporting a petition calling for singer Pink to be removed as a UNICEF ambassador.
- The campaign has surpassed 165,000 signatures after Pink criticized Macklemore’s pro-Palestinian remarks during Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour.
Actor Javier Bardem has backed a petition calling for singer Pink to be removed from her role as a UNICEF ambassador amid an ongoing dispute over artists’ public comments on Palestine.
Bardem shared multiple posts on his Instagram Stories on Monday promoting a Change.org petition that has now surpassed 165,000 signatures.
The petition argues that Pink’s public position conflicts with what it describes as a UNICEF ambassador’s responsibility to uphold the organization’s neutrality, regardless of “political affiliations or geographic boundaries.”
The campaign against Pink follows criticism she directed at rapper Macklemore after his pro-Palestinian remarks during Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour.
Pink previously shared a post by StopAntisemitism criticizing Macklemore’s onstage performance and describing it as “awful” for fans to be “ambushed” by what the group called “anti-Israel propaganda.”
She later faced backlash over the post and responded with memes before issuing a longer statement defending her position. In the statement, Pink referenced her longstanding relationship with UNICEF and her work as an ambassador.
Macklemore, whose public statements have repeatedly focused on Palestinian rights, also addressed the broader dispute involving himself, Pink and Sheeran.
He argued that the three artists occupy positions of significant privilege, saying none of them are “a victim” given their “careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world.”
The controversy has fueled a broader debate over how artists and public figures should address the war in Gaza, as well as the responsibilities of celebrities representing international humanitarian organizations.
UNICEF has not publicly responded to the petition calling for Pink’s removal as an ambassador.
