Amanda Seyfried is done playing nice for the internet, and she’s making that crystal clear. The Oscar-nominated actress, known for giving sweetheart energy on-screen, showed up with her whole chest this week…reminding folks she’s not here to be policed for speaking her truth.
As the country continues to process the shocking Sept. 10 shooting that left right-wing commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk dead at a Utah State University event, Seyfried has been catching heat for a comment she left online. Kirk, 31, was shot and killed during a campus appearance, a tragedy that sparked intense reactions across the political spectrum.
But when Seyfried, 40, dropped a blunt “He was hateful” under an Instagram post about the shooting, the backlash was immediate. People came at her like she said something unprecedented… not like she was referencing years of viral videos and quotes that have been argued about for ages…
Seyfried later hopped back on Instagram on Sept. 17 to clarify her stance without softening it. “We’re forgetting the nuance of humanity,” she wrote. “I can get angry about misogyny and racist rhetoric and ALSO very much agree that Charlie Kirk’s murder was absolutely disturbing and unimaginable. 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?”
She added that she wasn’t trying to spark another internet wildfire, saying, “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?”
Now, in a new sit-down with Who What Wear, Seyfried is doubling down. No backpedaling. No “sorry if you were offended.” None of that.
“I’m not f—— apologizing for that. I mean, for f—- sake, I commented on one thing,” she said, making it known she’s not here for selective outrage. “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.”
Seyfried went on to say Instagram actually helped her reclaim her voice during the chaos. “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.”
Meanwhile, the legal case behind the shooting continues to unfold. Tyler Robinson, 22, is facing several charges, including aggravated murder, after allegedly assassinating Kirk.