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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Celebrities attending Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles used the limelight to pay tribute to the victims of last week's attacks in Paris, in which more than a dozen people were killed. George Clooney walked the red carpet wearing a pin reading, "Je Suis Charlie," the slogan used to express support for the victims of the Charlie Hedbo massacre and their right to freedom of expression.
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Later in the night, Clooney, whose wife, Amal, also sported the pin on her clutch, addressed Sunday's marches against the attacks in his acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award.
"Millions of people marched not just in Paris but all over the world," Clooney said. "They were Christians and Jews and Muslims, they were leaders of countries all over the world. And they didn't march in protest, they marched in support of the idea we will not walk in fear. So, Je Suis Charlie."
Other celebrities, like Kathy Bates, Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger held up "Je Suis Charlie" signs to photographers on the red carpet.
In homage to Charlie Hedbo's cartoonists, Helen Mirren wore a pen pinned to her gown.
Jared Leto, who presented a Best Supporting Actress Award to Boyhood's Patricia Arquette, began his introduction with a word of support to the people of France.
"To our brothers, sisters, friends and families in France, our thoughts, our prayers, our hearts are with you tonight. On vous aime. Je suis Charlie," he said.
