{"id":152206,"date":"2025-09-18T07:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/152206\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T07:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:39:08","slug":"amanda-seyfried-responds-to-backlash-at-charlie-kirk-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/152206\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Seyfried Responds To Backlash At Charlie Kirk Comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entertainment\/topic\/amanda-seyfried\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Amanda Seyfried\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68cb2845e4b09addd91e128f\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/entertainment\/topic\/amanda-seyfried\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Amanda Seyfried<\/a> reminded people of the difference between disagreeing with someone and wishing them harm as she issued a statement defending an Instagram comment she made criticizing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/topic\/charlie-kirk\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Charlie Kirk\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68cb2845e4b09addd91e128f\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/topic\/charlie-kirk\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Charlie Kirk<\/a> after he was killed.<\/p>\n<p>The star faced significant blowback after responding to an Instagram video highlighting some of Kirk\u2019s most extreme public statements and social media posts.<\/p>\n<p>It included multiple remarks denigrating Black women, villainizing immigrants and trans people, denouncing birth control and one where Kirk dismissed the entire concept of \u201cempathy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-sized__img landscape\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" alt=\"Amanda Seyfried attends at photocall for &quot;The Testament Of Ann Lee&quot; photocall at the 2025 Venice Film Festival on September 1.\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/68cb38f71800001a705cf7cc.jpeg\" \/>Amanda Seyfried attends at photocall for &#8220;The Testament Of Ann Lee&#8221; photocall at the 2025 Venice Film Festival on September 1.<\/p>\n<p>JB Lacroix via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Among the video\u2019s 16,000 comments was one from Seyfried that said, \u201cHe was hateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the \u201cJennifer\u2019s Body\u201d actor issued a statement on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re forgetting the nuance of humanity,\u201d the Instagram text post began. \u201cI can get angry about misogyny and racist rhetoric and ALSO very much agree that Charlie Kirk\u2019s murder was absolutely disturbing and deplorable in every way imaginable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one should have to experience this level of violence,\u201d it went on. \u201cThis country is grieving too many senseless and violent deaths and shootings. Can we agree on that at least?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Continuing her commentary in the caption, the \u201cMamma Mia\u201d star wrote, \u201cI don\u2019t 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\u2019t that what we should be having?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kirk was shot and killed last Wednesday during an event at Utah Valley University.<\/p>\n<p>The suspected shooter, Tyler Robinson, was taken into police custody two days later and charged with aggravated murder and several related offenses during a Tuesday court hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Charging documents include texts Robinson allegedly sent to his roommate following Kirk\u2019s assassination. One read, \u201cI had enough of his hatred. 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