One major Hollywood actor is still feeling the ramifications of her controversial Charlie Kirk comment but refuses to back down, declaring that she's 'not f***ing apologizing' for what she said.
Despite decrying the culture of 'cancellations' over the past decade, those on the right of the political spectrum were happy enough to take against against anyone deemed to be saying anything unsatisfactory about far-right commentator Charlie Kirk, who was murdered in September.
This scaled all the way up to the top of the government too, with Vice President JD Vance and Attorney General Pam Bondi issuing threats to anyone engaging in what they deemed to be 'hate speech', with Jimmy Kimmel being arguably the most high profile target of this after his show was briefly removed from TV screens.
One Hollywood star wasn't dissuaded from sharing her opinion of Kirk's actions and beliefs though, and it led detractors to spam her social media pages with comments demanding that she take back what she said.
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Shortly after Kirk's death, Mamma Mia and Mean Girls star Amanda Seyfried commented on an Instagram post that highlighted a previous tweet from Kirk, stating that "Zero people from Gaza should be allowed to come to America. Period."
Seyfried wrote a simple yet effective three-word response to this, asserting that "he was hateful" and earning tens of thousands of likes in the process.
While she did gain an outpouring of support for those who agreed with her assessment of Kirk, unfortunately an equal number directed their hate and anger towards her on social media, demanding an apology in the process.
She has now been given the chance to respond to this criticism while promoting her new film, The Testament of Ann Lee, as she could be on the verge of receiving her second-ever Oscar nomination, and first in the leading category.
Speaking to Who What Wear, Seyfried declared:
"I'm not f***ing apologizing for that. I mean, for f***'s sake, 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."
After all, Seyfried didn't even say anything about Kirk's death, just about his beliefs when he was alive, which you can disagree with but not anything more than that.
"Thank God for Instagram," she continues. "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."
Seyfried also hit out at Donald Trump, illustrating that "it's always hard to see people who are tricky and harmful have success — like our gorgeous president, the best possible example of that," with an sarcastic emphasis on the 'gorgeous'.
"It seems ridiculous at times because people are marching in the streets, and I'm not one of them — at least not today," she added. "I have to remember that I have nothing to apologize for unless I'm harming someone emotionally, physically, mentally."
Many have taken to her defense on social media, with one user on X asserting that "she's 100% correct. He has said some extremely hateful things. Being killed doesn't change that. Facts are facts."
Another commenter added that "if something is hateful, calling it out isn't 'controversial' it's honesty," with a third arguing that "there's no reason for her to apologize. Who are the snowflakes now? Who is pro cancel culture now?"