Chipotle breaking with Bill Ackman over donation to Jonathan Ross fundraiser? Company responds after boycott calls

Chipotle faced calls for a boycott after Bill Ackman donated $10,000 to a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross. Ackman purchased a 9.9% share in Chipotle in 2016.

Published on: Jan 14, 2026, 13:46:39 IST

By Sumanti Sen

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Chipotle has reportedly distanced itself from billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman after facing calls for a boycott. This happened after Ackman donated funds to a fundraiser for federal agent Jonathan Ross, who gunned down Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, in Minneapolis. The Trump administration has maintained that Ross shot Good in self-defense.

Chipotle breaking with Bill Ackman over donation to Jonathan Ross fundraiser? Company responds after boycott calls (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo) (REUTERS)

Many started calling for a boycott of the fast casual chain after a man with the ID of William Ackman donated $10,000 to a GoFundMe for Ross. Ackman later confirmed that he was the person who made the donation.

Shortly after, Chipotle said on social media that Ackman is not associated with the chain. “Bill Ackman is not affiliated with Chipotle,” the chain confirmed.

Back in 2016, Ackman purchased a 9.9% share in Chipotle, making his hedge fund the largest shareholder, according to Newsnation. However, the billionaire reduced the number of shares in the years that followed. In November, Ackman’s hedge fund confirmed it had sold all remaining shares.

Renee Nicole Good’s death

The Trump administration and ICE are facing widespread criticism after Ross fatally shot Good. Despite the administration’s claims of self-defense, many others have pushed back on that narrative based on videos of the shooting.

After Good’s death, Trump slammed her on Truth Social, claiming that the woman “viciously ran over the ICE Officer,” who then appeared to shoot her in self-defense. However, in his latest remarks about the killing, he called Good a “wonderful person” whose actions on the day of the shooting were “pretty tough.”

“And I would bet you that she, under normal circumstances, was a very solid, wonderful person,” Trump said of Good during a conversation with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil. “But her actions were pretty tough. I've seen it many ways and many different shapes and forms.”

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Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches.Read More

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