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Amanda Seyfried refuses to apologise for harsh remarks on Charlie Kirk
The 'Housemaid' actress values Instagram for giving her a voice to reach the public
Amanda Seyfried is standing firm on her remarks about Charlie Kirk.
The Housemaid actress remains unapologetic as she insists on not apologising for calling him“hateful” following his death earlier this year.
While speaking to Who What Wear on the press tour for her upcoming film The Testament of Ann Lee, the 40-year-old actress said her statement was “pretty damn factual” and defended her right to voice an opinion.
“I’m not f**** apologizing for that,” she said. "I commented on one thing. I said something that was based on actual reality and actual footage and actual quotes. What I said was pretty damn factual, and I’m free to have an opinion, of course."
For the unversed, controversy rose after Kirk’s death in September, when the 31-year-old conservative activist was fatally shot at a college speaking event in Utah.
The Mean Girls star reacted to his death by writing, "He was hateful," which sparked a lot of reaction from conservatives online.
“Thank God for Instagram. I was able to give some clarity, and it was about getting my voice back because I felt like it had been stolen and recontextualized which is what people do, of course," she shared.
After facing the backlash, the Seyfried stated in a separate Instagram post and emphasized the importance of nuance.
"I don’t want to add fuel to a fire. I just want to be able to give clarity to something so irresponsibly (but understandably) taken out of context. Spirited discourse, isn’t that what we should be having?” she penned in the post’s caption.
Continuing, "We’re forgetting the nuance of humanity. I can get angry about misogyny and racist rhetoric and ALSO very much agree that Charlie Kirk’s murder was absolutely disturbing and deplorable in every way imaginable. No one should have to experience this level of violence. This country is grieving too many senseless and violent deaths and shootings. Can we agree on that at least?"